Maintained by: Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Summary of Data Held: Variation of glaciers, snow cover, frozen ground and meltwater runoff; general observation data of hydrology, climatology, glaciers and periglacial in Tianshan Glaciological Station, and the Qinghai-Xizang plateau comprehensive observation station, data of snow drifts and avalanches, engineering parameters for prevention of frost damage in high cold region, etc. Glacier inventories of Qilian Shan, Altay Mountains, and Tianshan Mountains.

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Data Products, Publications: Glacier Inventory of China on diskette, part of World Glacier Inventory.