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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 1 Terra MISR 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30

N: 46.2812 S: 28.599 E: -99.0185 W: -126.18

GeoTIFF
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-09-30, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
SnowEx23 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2022-10-14 to 2024-06-01

N: 65.1951 S: 64.6995 E: -147.3943 W: -148.3622

CSV
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 1 Aqua, Terra AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers netCDF-4
SnowEx20 Jemez UNM 800 MHz MALA GPR V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-01-22 to 2020-03-04

N: 35.889 S: 35.85 E: -106.505 W: -106.537

CSV
SENTINEL-1A_METADATA_RAW 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Subset Geolocated Photon Elevations V001 1 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2010-11-25 to 2012-12-11

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
SnowEx17 GPR and Lidar-Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities V001 1 AIRCRAFT LIDAR 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-25

N: 39.106 S: 39.0005 E: -107.86 W: -108.2195

CSV
NRT AMSR2 Unified Global Swath Surface Precipitation GSFC Profiling Algorithm V1 1 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 21 km netCDF-4; HDF-EOS5
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 1 DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4
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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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