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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

Tool Sort descending 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

Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration V4 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2020-06-29 POLAR N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V4 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2020-06-29 POLAR N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 6.25 km Polar Gridded 89 GHz Brightness Temperatures V4 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2020-06-29 POLAR N: 89 S: -89 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent R01 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 GCOM-W1 AMSR2 2021-04-15 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
OPERA Coregistered Single-Look Complex from Sentinel-1 Static Layers validated product (Version 1) Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present HDF5, XML
OPERA Coregistered Single-Look Complex from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2014-06-15 to Present HDF5, XML
OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR Backscatter from Sentinel-1 Static Layers validated product (Version 1) Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF, XML
OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR Backscatter from Sentinel-1 validated product (Version 1) Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2016-04-14 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5, GeoTIFF, XML
Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP SSMIS, SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31 RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CANADA, ALASKA N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
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