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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
GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 034 ICESat ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180

60 Meters to 70 Meters x 60 Meters to 70 Meters HDF
Global Glacier Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors V001 1 LANDSAT-8, MODELS OLI, NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 84 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

XML, GeoTIFF, CSV, ASCII
Global PyGEM-OGGM Glacier Projections with RCP and SSP Scenarios V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2100-12-31

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

netCDF-4
Global Sentinel-1 Burst ID Map 1 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2022-05-30

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

GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 3 DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18, METOP-A, GCOM-W1 SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02

N: 51.9073 S: 32.0518 E: -59.9776 W: -123.83

HDF5
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs IFloodS Version 1 1 GROUND STATIONS 30.5 cm ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs MC3E Version 1 1 GROUND STATIONS 30.5 cm TAR/TGZ
GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) C3VP V1 1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD 2006-12-02 to 2007-04-09

N: 44.2432 S: 44.2232 E: -79.7706 W: -79.7906

ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) WFF Version 1 1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD point ASCII
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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
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