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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
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
ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 1.0 DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, Nimbus, DMSP SSMIS, AMSR-E, SMMR, SSM 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20

N: 72.4085 S: 51.6089 E: -107.83 W: -180

multiple
Sentinel-1C Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-04-09 to Present

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

SAFE
SENTINEL-1B_SLC 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Glacial and Fast Ice Distributions in Southeast Greenland Fjords V001 1 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

N: 70.009956 S: 60.286876 E: -22.410516 W: -44.199176

Shapefile, CSV, GeoPackage
SENTINEL-1B_DUAL_POL_GRD_MEDIUM_RES 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

Alaska's Changing YK Delta: Knowledge Exchange between Elders and Geoscientists, 2018 1 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2018-11-14 to 2018-11-16

N: 63.4333 S: 59.5816 E: -159.478 W: -166.553

PDF
Level-4 9ka Greenland Ice Sheet Balance Velocity V001 1 DC-8, P-3B ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS 1993-06-23 to 2013-04-26

N: 81.51 S: 58.91 E: 6.62 W: -88.33

5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers netCDF-4
SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 0.5m UTM Grid V001 1 King Air LIDAR 2020-02-09 to 2020-02-19, 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20

N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661

,

N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319

,

N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters TIFF
SnowEx23 Oct22 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Low-snow V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-24

N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964

1 Meters x 1 Meters CSV
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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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