@article{fdi:010083344,
  title = {{T}he retreat of mountain glaciers since the little ice age : a spatially explicit database},
  author = {{M}arta, {S}. and {A}zzoni, {R}. {S}. and {F}ugazza, {D}. and {T}ielidze, {L}. and {C}hand, {P}. and {S}ieron, {K}. and {A}lmond, {P}. and {A}mbrosini, {R}. and {A}nthelme, {F}abien and {G}azitua, {P}. {A}. and {B}hambri, {R}. and {B}onin, {A}. and {C}accianiga, {M}. and {C}auvy-{F}raunie, {S}. and {L}ievano, {J}. {L}. {C}. and {C}lague, {J}. and {R}apre, {J}. {A}. {C}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {D}eline, {P}. and {E}ger, {A}. and {E}ncarnacion, {R}. {C}. and {E}rokhin, {S}. and {F}ranzetti, {A}. and {G}ielly, {L}. and {G}ili, {F}. and {G}obbi, {M}. and {G}uerrieri, {A}. and {H}agvar, {S}. and {K}hedim, {N}. and {K}inyanjui, {R}. and {M}essager, {E}. and {M}orales-{M}artinez, {M}. {A}. and {P}eyre, {G}. and {P}ittino, {F}. and {P}oulenard, {J}. and {S}eppi, {R}. and {S}harma, {M}. {C}. and {U}rseitova, {N}. and {W}eissling, {B}. and {Y}ang, {Y}. and {Z}aginaev, {V}. and {Z}immer, {A}. and {D}iolaiuti, {G}. {A}. and {R}abatel, {A}. and {F}icetola, {G}. {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}ost of the world's mountain glaciers have been retreating for more than a century in response to climate change. {G}lacier retreat is evident on all continents, and the rate of retreat has accelerated during recent decades. {A}ccurate, spatially explicit information on the position of glacier margins over time is useful for analyzing patterns of glacier retreat and measuring reductions in glacier surface area. {T}his information is also essential for evaluating how mountain ecosystems are evolving due to climate warming and the attendant glacier retreat. {H}ere, we present a non-comprehensive spatially explicit dataset showing multiple positions of glacier fronts since the {L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge ({LIA}) maxima, including many data from the pre-satellite era. {T}he dataset is based on multiple historical archival records including topographical maps; repeated photographs, paintings, and aerial or satellite images with a supplement of geochronology; and own field data. {W}e provide {ESRI} shapefiles showing 728 past positions of 94 glacier fronts from all continents, except {A}ntarctica, covering the period between the {L}ittle {I}ce {A}ge maxima and the present. {O}n average, the time series span the past 190 years. {F}rom 2 to 46 past positions per glacier are depicted (on average: 7.8).},
  keywords = {glacier retreat ; climate change ; little ice age ; pre-satellite era ; global scale ; {MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}ata},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {107 [8 p.]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/data6100107},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083344},
}