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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
GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 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 IOWA HDF5
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs IFloodS Version 1 GROUND STATIONS ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs MC3E Version 1 GROUND STATIONS TAR/TGZ
GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) C3VP V1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD 2006-12-02 to 2007-04-09 CANADA ASCII
GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) WFF Version 1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD ASCII
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016 V001 Aqua, Terra AIRS, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, PAKISTAN netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers V001 GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 GIS, WV60, WV110 2012-12-23 to 2017-12-22 NEPAL GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery V001 SENTINEL-1A, SENTINEL-1B C-SAR 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31 HIMALAYAS GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia ASCAT Freeze/Thaw/Melt Status V001 MetOP ASCAT 2009-01-01 to 2017-10-12 HIMALAYAS PNG, HDF5, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31 HIMALAYAS Shapefile, KML
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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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