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This data set, part of NASA's Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, consists of ice velocities at 240 m resolution, generated from Landsat 4, 5, 7, and 8 optical image pairs. Velocities were derived using the autonomous Repeat Image Feature Tracking algorithm (autoRIFT) processing chain. Data are available for all land ice areas larger than 5 square km, spanning the period from 1985 to 2018 (subject to image availability and quality). Data scarcity and/or low radiometric quality are significant limiting factors for many regions during the earlier years of the data record. Annual, global coverage is nearly complete after the 2013 launch of Landsat 8.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-4 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-8
Instruments
TM ,
ETM+ ,
OLI
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
240 Meters x 240 Meters
Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1982-11-12 to 2019-04-27
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3291016291-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5990193
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Ice Velocity

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Gardner, A., Fahnestock, M., & Scambos, T. (2022). MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Landsat Image-Pair Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/IMR9D3PEI28U Date Accessed: 2026-06-16

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Calving front positions for Greenland outlet glaciers (20022021): a spatially extensive seasonal record and benchmark dataset for algorithm validation Lu, Xi, Jiang, Liming, Li, Daan, Liu, Yi, Sole, Andrew J., Livingstone, Stephen J. Ice Velocity, Radar Backscatter, Glacier Extent, Glacier Terminus
Ice-marginal proglacial lakes enhance outlet glacier velocities across Greenland Harpur, Connie M., Smith, Mark W., Carrivick, Jonathan L., Quincey, Duncan J., Taylor, Liam Ice Velocity, Radar Backscatter
Insights From Two Decades of Seismicity at Columbia Glacier John, Sebin, West, Michael E., Truffer, Martin Ice Velocity
High spatio-temporal velocity variations driven by water input at a Greenlandic tidewater glacier Dachauer, Armin, Kneib-Walter, Andrea, Graff, Dominik, Vieli, Andreas Ice Velocity
Helm Glacier projected to vanish within a decade Crompton, Jeffrey, Menounos, Brian, Ednie, Mark Ice Velocity
Satellite-observed surging dynamics of North Kunchhang Glacier I in the Eastern Karakoram Zhao, Fanyu, Long, Di, Fang, Chenqi, Wang, Yiming, Duan, Xingwu Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Velocity, Sea Surface Height
Spatiotemporally Heterogeneous Impact of Proglacial Lake on Himalayan Glacier Dynamics Revealed by Multi-Source Remote Sensing Li, Xiaoen, Liu, Yi, Pang, Xiaoguang, Jiang, Liming Ice Velocity
Evaluating the affecting factors of glacier mass balance in Tanggula Mountains using explainable machine learning and the open global glacier model Xu, Qiangqiang, Kang, Shichang, He, Xiaobo, Xu, Min Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation, Snow/Ice, Snow Depth, Snow Melt, Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI), Ice Velocity
A framework for three-dimensional dynamic modeling of mountain glaciers in the Community Ice Sheet Model (CISM v2. 2) Minallah, Samar, Lipscomb, William H., Leguy, Gunter, Zekollari, Harry Ice Velocity
A Frontal Ablation Dataset for 49 Tidewater Glaciers in Greenland Fahrner, Dominik, Slater, Donald A., KC, Aman, Cenedese, Claudia, Sutherland, David A., Enderlin, Ellyn, de Jong, M. Femke, Kjeldsen, Kristian K., Wood, Michael, Nienow, Peter, Nowicki, Sophie, Wagner, Till J. W. Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
A century of flow and surge history of Sit' Tlein (Malaspina Glacier), Southeast Alaska DevauxChupin, Victor, Truffer, Martin, Brinkerhoff, Douglas, Fahnestock, Mark, Loso, Michael G., Christoffersen, Michael S., Daniel, Michael, Tober, Brandon S., Larsen, Christopher, Holt, John W. Ice Velocity
Brief communication: Potential of satellite optical imagery to monitor glacier surface flow velocity variability in the tropical Andes Ducasse, Etienne, Millan, Romain, Andersen, Jonas Kvist, Rabatel, Antoine Ice Velocity
Brief communication: Tides and damage as drivers of lake drainages on Shackleton Ice Shelf Sommer, Julius, Izeboud, Maaike, de Roda Husman, Sophie, Wouters, Bert, Lhermitte, Stef Ice Velocity
Calving Mechanisms Inferred From Observations of Surface Depressions at Helheim Glacier, Greenland Shahin, Michael G., Stearns, Leigh A., van der Veen, C. J., Finnegan, David C., LeWinter, Adam L., Child, Sarah F., ONeel, Shad, Butler, Howard Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Calving-driven fjord dynamics resolved by seafloor fibre sensing Graff, Dominik, Lipovsky, Bradley Paul, Vieli, Andreas, Dachauer, Armin, Jackson, Rebecca, Farinotti, Daniel, Schmale, Julia, Ampuero, Jean-Paul, Berg, Eric, Dannowski, Anke, Kneib-Walter, Andrea, Kopfli, Manuela, Kopp, Heidrun, van der Loo, Enrico, Mata Flores, Daniel, Mercerat, Diego, Moser, Raphael, Sladen, Anthony, Walter, Fabian, Wasser, Diego, Welty, Ethan, Wetter, Selina, Williams, Ethan F. Ice Velocity
Integrating a laminar-flow inversion with random-cell interpolation for glacier ice thickness: an application to the Western Kunlun Mountains Li, Zhiqiang, Li, Jia, Ma, Xuyan, Li, Long, Guo, Lei, Wu, Junhui, Kong, Lingshuai, Dian, Jiahao, Ye, Huiguo Ice Velocity
Influence of basal melting on ice surface fracture and glacier retreat: A case study at Pine Island Glacier Yan, Boya, Zhang, Baojun, Jiang, Pei, Li, Qian, Wu, Yunsi, Liu, Mingliang Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Debris covered glacier mapping using newly annotated multisource remote sensing data and geo-foundational model Kaushik, Saurabh, Maurya, Lalit, Tellman, Elizabeth, Zhang, Guoqing, Dharpure, Jaydeo K. Ice Velocity
Glacier Mass Balance and Velocity Variation in Yanong Glacier, Southeastern Tibetan Plateau (2000-2017) Zhang, Jing, Lei, Yang Ice Velocity
Monitoring Glacier Debris Flows and Dammed Lakes Using Multiple Satellite Images in the Badswat Watershed, Northern Karakoram Lesi, Muchu, Nie, Yong, Wang, Wen, Hu, Mingcheng, Zhang, Huayu, Jiang, Xulei, Zhang, Liqi, Lin, Kaixiong, Wu, Yuhong, Ahmed, Farooq Ice Velocity, Glacier Ablation, Glacier Accumulation, Glacier Area, Glacier Mass, Glacier Melt, Glacier Refreeze, Glacier Runoff
Simulation-based inference of surface accumulation and basal melt rates of an Antarctic ice shelf from isochronal layers Moss, Guy, Visnjevic, Vjeran, Eisen, Olaf, Oraschewski, Falk M., Schroder, Cornelius, Macke, Jakob H., Drews, Reinhard Ice Velocity
Seasonality in terminus ablation rates for the glaciers in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) KC, Aman, Enderlin, Ellyn M., Fahrner, Dominik, Moon, Twila, Carroll, Dustin Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Searching for Seismic PrecursorsThe Barry Landslide Hazard Davy, Gabrielle K., West, Michael E., Karasozen, Ezgi, Lyons, John J. Ice Velocity
Record grounded glacier retreat caused by an ice plain calving process Ochwat, Naomi, Scambos, Ted, Anderson, Robert S., Winberry, J. Paul, Luckman, Adrian, Berthier, Etienne, Bernat, Maud, Antropova, Yulia K. REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Ice Velocity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
The influence of subglacial lake discharge on Thwaites Glacier ice-shelf melting and grounding-line retreat Gourmelen, N., Jakob, L., Holland, P. R., Dutrieux, P., Goldberg, D., Bevan, S., Luckman, A., Malczyk, G. Ice Velocity
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