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Cryosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA data range from measuring the current and historical extent of snow and ice to tracking its formation and melting. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Cryosphere Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
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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Cryosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
A Concise Experiment Plan for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment FIELD INVESTIGATION Computer 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 ARCTIC, CANADA, ALASKA N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125 PDF
ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Airborne L- and P- band SAR, Alaska, 2017, Ver. 3 GULFSTREAM 1000 (695A) UAVSAR 2017-06-19 to 2017-09-16 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YUKON TERRITORY, ALASKA N: 71.5212 S: 57.8294 E: -110.418 W: -166.733 multiple
ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 SATELLITES, SMAP MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 ALASKA N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 netCDF-4 classic
ABoVE: Aerial Photographs of Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2014 Airplane MULTI-SPECTRAL 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 ALASKA N: 64.9392 S: 64.8589 E: -147.758 W: -147.949 GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Annual Thaw Slump Expansion on East Fork Chandalar River, Alaska, 2008-2017 LANDSAT DIGITIZER 2008-08-23 to 2017-09-17 ALASKA N: 67.635 S: 67.6326 E: -146.058 W: -146.067 Shapefile
ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 CSV
ABoVE: Dall Sheep Track Sinking Depths, Snow Depth, Hardness, and Density, 2017 FIELD SURVEYS SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2017-03-19 to 2017-03-22 N: 62.2791 S: 62.2579 E: -143.009 W: -143.06 CSV
ABoVE: Last Day of Spring Snow, Alaska, USA, and Yukon Territory, Canada, 2000-2016 Terra MODIS 2000-04-01 to 2016-07-02 N: 68.9658 S: 52.1694 E: -97.9489 W: -175.762 GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Methane Ebullition Hotspots in Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2014 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane GPS, CAMERAS 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 ALASKA N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939 Shapefile
ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 EASTERN ASIA, ALASKA, CANADA N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180 multiple
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