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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
SnowEx20 Community Snow Depth Probe Measurements V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS PROBES 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-12

N: 39.07 S: 39 E: -107.997 W: -108.228

CSV
ALOS_PALSAR_LEVEL2.2 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23

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

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

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

High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30

N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684

4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers netCDF-4
Near-Real-Time AMSR2 EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent V001 1 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2024-01-01 to Present

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS4, HDF-EOS2
MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps V001 1 ALOS, ENVISAT, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX PALSAR, ASAR, OLI, SAR, C-SAR 2000-07-01 to 2001-06-30, 2005-07-01 to 2020-06-30

N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia Glacier Thickness Change Mosaics from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 1 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4

30 Meters x 30 Meters PNG, GeoTIFF
SnowEx23 CRREL Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-15

N: 68.64 S: 68.5257 E: -149.2186 W: -149.598

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

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

VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters NetCDF
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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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