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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 ITS_LIVE Antarctic Annual 240 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1997-2021 V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1997-10-01 to 2021-03-14

N: -57.6 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

240 Meters x 240 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 1 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, GEOSAT, ICESat, ICESat-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16

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

1920 Meters x 1920 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 1 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16

N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1920 Meters x 1920 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Landsat Image-Pair Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities V001 1 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1982-11-12 to 2019-04-27

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

240 Meters x 240 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Regional Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities V002 2 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B TM, ETM+, OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI 1984-01-01 to 2022-12-31

N: 65.04 S: 51.05 E: -124.51 W: -171.53

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N: 54.98 S: 44.88 E: -114.06 W: -131.46

,

N: 84.17 S: 73.1 E: -53.13 W: -108.44

,

N: 76.43 S: 61.6 E: -58.57 W: -87.71

,

N: 81.5 S: 58.33 E: 11.31 W: -94.4

,

N: 68.31 S: 62.03 E: -10.71 W: -26.57

,

N: 81.5 S: 75.98 E: 36.25 W: 3.37

,

N: 71.46 S: 58.63 E: 30.46 W: 4.18

,

N: 85.03 S: 69.93 E: 110.55 W: 23.2

,

N: 52.54 S: 45.78 E: 95.28 W: 84.05

,

N: 47.94 S: 43.21 E: 15.2 W: 4.98

,

N: 44.38 S: 41.4 E: 47.51 W: 38.82

,

N: 46.58 S: 23.05 E: 108.16 W: 62.82

,

N: -40.4 S: -56.17 E: -65.29 W: -75

,

N: -41.46 S: -46.12 E: 173.59 W: 166.1

,

N: -56.97 S: -58.71 E: 48.37 W: -129.17

120 Meters x 120 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps V002 2 Aqua, Terra MODIS 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30

N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109

100 Meters x 100 Meters<br>500 Meters x 500 Meters GeoTIFF, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Multi-year Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaic V001 1 ALOS, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, TSX PALSAR, SAR, OLI 1995-12-01 to 2015-10-31

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

250 Meters x 250 Meters GeoTIFF, JPEG
MEaSUREs Multi-year Reference Velocity Maps of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 1 ALOS, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR, X-SAR 2020-07-01 to 2022-06-30

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

450 Meters x 450 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 1 DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4
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
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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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