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NSIDC DAAC Data Access and Tools

Explore datasets archived by NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) and learn more about relevant data tools. 

For a complete list of datasets and tools, visit the NSIDC DAAC website.

Data at NSIDC DAAC

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Dataset Platform Temporal Resolution Spatial Resolution Cloud Access
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange V008 Aqua, GEOS-5, L4_C, SMAP, Suomi-NPP, Terra 1 Day 9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V008 GEOS-5, SMAP 3 Hour 9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V008 GEOS-5, SMAP 3 Hour 9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V008 GEOS-5, SMAP 9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers
MEaSUREs Multi-year Reference Velocity Maps of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 ALOS, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX Varies 450 Meters x 450 Meters
MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps V001 ALOS, ENVISAT, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX 1 Year 1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 COSMO-SKYMED, ERS-1, ERS-2, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B 1 Year 100 Meters x 100 Meters
MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 ALOS, COSMO-SKYMED, ERS-1, ERS-2, ICEYE, PAZ, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, TSX Varies 100 Meters
MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status V005 DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, FY-3B, GCOM-W1, Nimbus-7 12 Hour 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 HELICOPTER
High Mountain Asia Daily 5 km Downscaled SPEAR Precipitation and Air Temperature Projections V001 MODELS 1 Day 5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers
High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Terra 1 Day
ASO L4 Lidar Snow Water Equivalent 50m UTM Grid V001 DHC-6, King Air Varies 50 Meters x 50 Meters
ASO L4 Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid V001 DHC-6, King Air Varies 3 Meters x 3 Meters
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Community Snow Depth Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B Varies
LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B Varies
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V001 ICESat-2 1 Month 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data V003 ICESat-2 91 Day
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Polar Sea Surface Height Anomaly V003 ICESat-2 1 Day 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V004 ICESat-2 1 Day 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V003 ICESat-2 1 Month 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V005 ICESat-2 1 Month 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V005 ICESat-2 Varies 2 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data V006 ICESat-2 91 Day
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NSIDC DAAC Data Tools

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Data Access Tool Use the Data Access Tool to filter files before downloading based on date, spatial area, or file name; choose from various download options, such as Python script; and export bounding boxes as a GeoJSON. Access
earthaccess earthaccess is a python library that enables authentication, search, and access for NASA Earth science data with just a few lines of code. Access, Search and Discovery
GLIMS Glacier Database Visualize and download data from the GLIMS Glacier Database using the map-based GLIMS Glacier Viewer or search and download data using custom parameters in the GLIMS Text Search Interface. Downloading, Search and Discovery, Visualization
NASA Harmony Use NASA Harmony services to prepare analysis-ready data, reduce time-to-science, and apply spatial and temporal subsetting to reduce data volume. Subsetting, Transformation
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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