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IceSat image of snow cover over North America

Testing Tools to Gauge Snow Depth

A recent study examined the accuracy of satellite data for gauging snow depth. Researchers found that NASA's ICESat-2 can provide reliable estimates of snow depth.

News

July 20, 2026

False-color corrected reflectance image overlaid with snow cover index showing snow over Colorado and Wyoming on 7 May 2026 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.

Late Spring Storm Brings Snow to Colorado and Wyoming

False-color Terra MODIS imagery and a snow cover index help distinguish clouds from snow on May 7, 2026.

Worldview Image of the Week

May 8, 2026

ICESat-2 data overlaid on North America.

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Measuring Snow Depth with ICESat-2

A data training webinar to learn about the ICESat-2 Global Geolocated Photons product and two snow depth estimation methods.

Webinar

April 10, 2026

Dive Into ICESat-2 ATLAS for Coastal Satellite-Derived Bathymetry

This training, offered by NASA's ARSET program, focuses on data providing near-global coverage of coastal and satellite-derived bathymetry measurements.

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Nov. 14, 2025

A graphic of the network of lakes and rivers in North America that are measured by ICESat-2. Image Credit: Michael Michael Jasinski

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Working with ICESat-2 Inland Surface Water Data

Join us on Wed., Nov. 19, 2025, at 2 p.m. EST for the fifth NASA ICESat-2 data training webinar. Participants will learn about ICESat-2 inland surface water data, services, and tools.

Webinar

Nov. 13, 2025

A piece of a larger IceBridge Digital Mapping Sensor (DMS) Level 3 Ames Stereo Pipeline Orthorectified Image.

Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.

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Sept. 4, 2025

A part of a larger screen capture from the OpenAltimetry user interface showing ICESat orbit tracks (lines) and data acquisition points (dots).

Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2025.

News

Aug. 13, 2025

During the final leg of the NASA Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition, the research vessel Polarstern reaches the northernmost point on Earth. Image Credit: NASA MOSAiC team

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Working with ICESat-2 Sea Ice Data

The fourth NASA ICESat-2 data training webinar features ICESat-2 sea ice datasets, services, and tools.

Webinar

July 25, 2025

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