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Glacier Type (GTY)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: gty.ttl

Name

glacierType

Datatype

Enumeration

Definition

The type of a glacier based on its morphology.

Accepted

2023-01-03

Defined by

USGS

Values

• GTY_1 Ice Sheet
• GTY_10 Rock Glacier
• GTY_11 Tidewater Or Freshwater Glacier
• GTY_2 Ice Field
• GTY_3 Ice Cap
• GTY_4 Hanging Glacier
• GTY_5 Reconstituted Glacier
• GTY_6 Cirque
• GTY_8 Valley Glacier
• GTY_9 Piedmont Glacier

Used by

• BJ030 Glacier

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.