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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
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12

N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968

CSV
Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-03-28 to Present

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

XML
ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22

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

IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 1 BT-67, DHC-6 HiCARS2 2010-12-05 to 2013-01-20

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

XML, ASCII
SENTINEL-1A_SINGLE_POL_METADATA_GRD_FULL_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

ABoVE: Dall Sheep Track Sinking Depths, Snow Depth, Hardness, and Density, 2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2017-03-19 to 2017-03-22

N: 62.2791 S: 62.2579 E: -143.009 W: -143.06

CSV
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native Data Format 1 NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9 AVHRR 1983-07-03 to 2009-12-28 Binary
IceBridge-Related DMS-Derived L4 Sea Ice Surface Cover Classification Orthorectified Images V001 1 C-130, DC-8, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION DMS 2010-03-23 to 2017-07-25

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

TIFF
SnowEx17 Time Series Sonic Snow Depth Measurement Array V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR 2016-10-12 to 2017-07-03

N: 39.03430447 S: 39.02755193 E: -107.9335668 W: -108.0545976

JPEG, ASCII
ALOS PALSAR Level 1.5 Product 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22

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

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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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