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| Dataset | Geographic Region | Temporal Extent | Data Format | Potential Application Areas | Related Subtopics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Level 1 ScanSAR Product | Global | 2014-08-01 to Present |
| sea ice | |
| ARIA Sentinel-1 Geocoded Unwrapped Interferograms | Global | 2014-06-15 to Present |
| glaciers, ice sheets | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V006 | Global | 2018-10-13 to Present | HDF5 |
| glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V006 | Global | 2018-10-14 to Present | HDF5 |
| glaciers, ice sheets |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height V006 | Global | 2018-10-14 to Present | HDF5 |
| sea ice |
| GLIMS Glacier Database, Version 1 | Global | 1850-01-01 to Present |
|
| glaciers, ice sheets |
| MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF-EOS2 |
| snow ice |
| MODIS/Terra Surface Reflectance Daily L2G Global 250m SIN Grid V061 | Global | 2000-02-24 to Present | HDF-EOS2 |
| snow ice |
| Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 2 | Arctic, Antarctica, Polar, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere | 2021-11-01 to Present |
|
| sea ice |
| OPERA Surface Displacement from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) | Global | 2016-07-01 to Present |
|
| glaciers, ice sheets |
| RSS SSMIS OCEAN PRODUCT GRIDS 3-DAY AVERAGE FROM DMSP F17 NETCDF V7 | Global | 2006-12-12 to Present | NetCDF-4 |
| sea ice |
| Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data, Version 2 | Polar | 1978-10-26 to Present |
|
| sea ice |
| SENTINEL-1B_DUAL_POL_GRD_HIGH_RES | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| frozen ground, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, snow ice | |
| SENTINEL-1B_SLC | Global | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
| frozen ground, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice, snow ice | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid, Version 2 | Global | 2018-01-05 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| snow ice |
| VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid, Version 2 | Global | 2012-01-19 to Present | HDF-EOS5 |
| snow ice |
| VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 375 m | Global | 2012-01-19 to Present | NetCDF |
| sea ice |
| Dataset | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECCO Sea-Ice Velocity - Snapshot llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice Velocity - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice Velocity - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Horizontal Volume Fluxes - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice Velocity - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice Velocity - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Horizontal Volume Fluxes - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Snapshot llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Horizontal Volume and Area Tendencies - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | netCDF-4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Horizontal Volume and Area Fluxes - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | netCDF-4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Heat Fluxes - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | netCDF-4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Freshwater Fluxes - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | netCDF-4 | |||
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-01 | V1-01 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 | HDF5 | ||
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-01 |
N: 85 S: 60 E: -15 W: -70 |
55 Decimal Degrees x 25 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 | RL06Mv02 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | KBR | 2002-04-01 |
N: -70 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
360 Decimal Degrees x 20 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06.3 Version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height JPL Release 06.3 Version 04 | RL06.3Mv04 | GRACE-FO, GRACE | GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA | 2002-04-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 |
| Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 | RL06.1Mv03 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII | |
| Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 | RL06.1Mv03 | GRACE, GRACE-FO | 2002-04-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | ASCII |
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| Earthdata Search | Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. | Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading | |
| 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 | |
| OpenAltimetry | OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| RTC Stack Processor | The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. | Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| Vertex | Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. | Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting | |
| 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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