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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
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V004 004 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180

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

netCDF-4
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers HDF5
Northern Hemisphere Ice Cover Monthly Statistics at 1 Degree Resolution V001 (NHICEM) at GES DISC 001 GOES AVHRR 2000-01-01 to 2014-11-30

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

Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Monthly Statistics at 1 Degree Resolution V001 (NHSNOWM) at GES DISC 001 GOES AVHRR 2000-01-01 to 2014-11-30

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

SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) at GES DISC 001 Nimbus-7 SMMR 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02

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

ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness V001 001 ICESat-2, MODELS ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE 2018-10-14 to 2022-05-01

N: 88 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 25 KM TB AND SEA ICE CONCENTRATION POLAR GRIDS V1 0 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 25 km x 25 km HDF-EOS-5
NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 6.25 KM 89 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (TB) POLAR GRIDS V0 0 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 6.25 km x 6.25 km HDF-EOS-5
NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 6.25 KM 89 GHZ BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE (TB) POLAR GRIDS V1 0 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 6.25 km x 6.25 km HDF-EOS-5
NRT AMSR2 DAILY L3 GLOBAL SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT EASE-GRIDS V0 0 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 null HDF-EOS5
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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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