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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
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Weekly 100km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 1 DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31

N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180

100 Kilometers x 100 Kilometers netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia Supraglacial Lake Extents on Debris Covered Glaciers, 1988-2023 V001 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 MSS, ETM+, OLI, OLI-2 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 42.45 S: 22.57 E: 101.99 W: 70.03

30 Meters x 30 Meters Shapefile
SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS LIDAR 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-10, 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-14

N: 70.0846 S: 70.0036 E: -148.61304 W: -148.77094

,

N: 68.63965 S: 68.58784 E: -149.34396 W: -149.54981

CSV
SENTINEL-1A_DUAL_POL_METADATA_GRD_HIGH_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

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
SnowEx17 Community Snow Depth Probe Measurements V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS PROBES 2017-02-06 to 2017-02-25

N: 39.1 S: 39 E: -107.8 W: -108.2

,

N: 38 S: 37.8 E: -107.65 W: -107.8

3 Meters x 3 Meters ASCII
Sentinel-1C Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-04-09 to Present

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

XML
Sentinel-1C Level 0 Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-03-28 to Present

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

XML
IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets V001 1 BT-67, DHC-3 UAF Scanner 2009-08-19 to 2020-06-05

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

,

N: 72 S: 55 E: -130 W: -156

LAS
GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only 1 SATELLITES RADIOMETERS 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 NetCDF-4
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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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