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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 Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Data Format
Glacial and Fast Ice Distributions in Southeast Greenland Fjords V001 Aqua, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Terra MODIS, OLI, C-SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI 2015-01-01 to 2019-12-31 GREENLAND Shapefile, CSV, GeoPackage
GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF5
GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GLOBAL HDF
Global Glacier Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors V001 LANDSAT-8, MODELS OLI, NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31 GLOBAL LAND XML, GeoTIFF, CSV, ASCII
Global PyGEM-OGGM Glacier Projections with RCP and SSP Scenarios V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2100-12-31 GLOBAL LAND netCDF-4
Global Sentinel-1 Burst ID Map Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2022-05-30
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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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