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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
ABoVE: Methane Ebullition Hotspots in Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2014 1 FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane GPS, CAMERAS 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08

N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939

Shapefile
OMG Glacial Elevations from GLISTIN-A Ver. 1 1 Airborne GLISTIN-A 2015-07-25 to 2019-11-30

N: 83.6 S: 59.1 E: -6.9 W: -73.6

0 Decimal Degrees x 0 Decimal Degrees NETCDF
ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves V001 1 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2019-03-30 to 2020-09-30

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

HDF5, JPEG
SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Pit Measurements V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-18

N: 65.16124 S: 63.8631 E: -145.72673 W: -147.72499

CSV
SENTINEL-1B_METADATA_RAW 1 Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24

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

BOREAS Derived Surface Meteorological Data 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMOCOUPLES, HUMIDITY SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32

ASCII
MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 1 Aqua, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7, Terra AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4
SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 1 CESSNA 206 Riegl Airborne Lidar 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25

N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters GeoTIFF
Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 1 DC-8, DHC-6, P-3A, P-3A ORION, P-3B MCoRDS, ACORDS, ATM, ICORDS 1993-06-23 to 2007-09-23

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

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

CSV
ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31

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

ASCII Grid
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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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