Thread by @OGGM_org

Let's start a new hashtag: #FridayCryospherePaper! From now on and until the submission deadline for the upcoming #EGU20 (Jan 15th), each Friday we will highlight a new paper which was important for the field of large scale glaciology. Why? 1/6

Because of meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/sessio…, our new #EGU20 session co-convened with @VAW_glaciology , @HarryZeko , @GlacioBrun and @FabClimate . Consider submitting an abstract to this exciting new PICO session! 2/6

Today, we highlight a fundamental paper which made global scale glaciology even possible in the first place: "The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers" by The Randolph Consortium. cambridge.org/core/journals/… 3/6

With this paper (and in particular the associated dataset), the RGI consortium made a fundamental contribution by providing the first globally complete inventory of glaciers outlines. 4/6

Since then, the dataset has been continuously improved further, and forms the basis of countless studies, some of which we will highlight in upcoming weeks.

Explore the RGI with our new app:

https://twitter.com/OGGM_org/status/1197637746598326272

or with the GLIMS viewer: glims.org/maps/glims ! 5/6

Unfortunately, one of the "fathers" of the RGI, Graham Cogley, passed away last year. We thank him for his tremendous work and wish the RGI a bright future in his memory! 6/6

https://twitter.com/igsoc/status/1052193063936782337