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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
IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 2 BT-67, C-130, DC-8, G-V, NASA DC-8, NOAA Twin Otter, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS 2009-10-16 to 2019-11-20

N: 83.1 S: 59 E: 28.5 W: -100.2

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N: -57 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4, JPEG
IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 1 BT-67, C-130, DC-8, G-V, NASA DC-8, NOAA Twin Otter, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS 2009-10-16 to 2019-11-20

N: -57 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 83.1 S: 59 E: 28.5 W: -100.2

CSV
IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom V002 2 AIRCRAFT, DC-8, P-3B RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS, ATM, MCoRDS 2006-01-01 to 2012-12-31

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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

PNG, ASCII, Shapefile, MAT, CSV
IceBridge Merged Photon Counting Lidar/Profiler L4 Surface Slope and Elevations V001 1 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2010-11-25 to 2012-12-04

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

10 Meters x 10 Meters HDF5
IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms V001 1 C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25C, P-3B ATM 2017-10-29 to 2019-11-20

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

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

HDF5
IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001 1 DC-8, P-3B ATM 2011-03-16 to 2012-11-08

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

,

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

2 Meters x 2 Meters Binary
IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness V001 1 AIRCRAFT, P-3B RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS, PARIS 2009-04-01 to 2009-05-02

N: 84 S: 60 E: -11 W: -73

ASCII
IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Subset Geolocated Photon Elevations V001 1 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2010-11-25 to 2012-12-11

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Unclassified Geolocated Photon Elevations V001 1 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2011-11-29 to 2011-12-23

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 2 C-130, DC-8, DHC-3, G-V, P-3B, WP-3D ORION SNOW RADAR 2009-03-31 to 2021-05-13

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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

netCDF-4, XML, JPEG
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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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