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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
BOREAS RSS-08 BIOME-BGC Model Simulations at Tower Flux Sites in 1994 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 55.9 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-08 Snow Maps Derived from Landsat TM Imagery LANDSAT-5 TM 1993-01-18 to 1994-02-06 N: 54.78 S: 52.9 E: -103.43 W: -106.91 Binary
BOREAS RSS-17 1994 ERS-1 Level-3 Freeze/Thaw Backscatter Change Images ERS-1 SAR 1994-01-03 to 1994-03-19 N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 Binary
CARVE: Daily Thaw State of Boreal and Arctic Alaska from AMSR-E and SSM/I, 2003-2014 ADEOS-II, DMSP AMSR-E, SSM/I 2003-01-01 to 2014-12-31 N: 74.399 S: 46.9946 E: -106.947 W: -179.999 netCDF-4
Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 MODELS Computer 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31 ALASKA, CANADA N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915 netCDF-4 classic
ERS-1 Level 0 Product ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-1 Level 1 Product ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 0 Product ERS-2 SAR 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 1 Product ERS-2 SAR 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15 ALASKA N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41 CSV
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