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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
VIIRS/NPP Ice Surface Temperature Daily L3 Global 750m EASE-Grid 2.0 Day V002 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/JPSS1 Ice Surface Temperature Daily L3 Global 750m EASE-Grid 2.0 Night V002 2 JPSS-1, NOAA-20 VIIRS 2018-01-05 to Present

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

750 Meters x 750 Meters HDF-EOS5
MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 2 ALOS, Aqua, COSMO-SKYMED, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, TERRA PALSAR, MODIS, SAR, ASAR, OLI, C-SAR 1992-02-07 to 2015-12-31

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

GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile
VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT 2 NOAA-20 VIIRS 2023-10-10 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters NetCDF
Radiostratigraphy and Age Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet V002 2 C-130, DHC-6, NASA DC-8, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS, ACORDS, MCRDS, ICORDS 1993-06-24 to 2019-05-16

N: 83.9 S: 58.9 E: -10.7 W: -73.5

5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers netCDF-4
ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 1.1 Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20

N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180

multiple
CARVE: Daily Thaw State of Boreal and Arctic Alaska from AMSR-E and SSM/I, 2003-2014 1.1 ADEOS-II, DMSP AMSR-E, SSM/I 2003-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 74.399 S: 46.9946 E: -106.947 W: -179.999

netCDF-4
A Concise Experiment Plan for the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment 1.1 FIELD INVESTIGATION Computer 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125

PDF
SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product, Version 1.0 1.0 SWOT AMR 2022-12-16

N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 1.0 DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP SSMIS, SSM/I 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
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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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