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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
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
Global Glacier Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors V001 1 LANDSAT-8, MODELS OLI, NOT APPLICABLE 2000-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 84 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180

XML, GeoTIFF, CSV, ASCII
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Lidar and GPR-Derived Snow Water Equivalent and Snow Density V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02

N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092

CSV, GeoTIFF
ERS-2 Level 1 Product 1 ERS-2 SAR 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04

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

Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001 1 DHC-6, NASA DC-8, P-3A, P-3A ORION, P-3B ATM 1993-06-23 to 2008-10-30

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

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N: -46 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 1 ICESat, NOAA-14, SPOT-5, Terra GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters<br>90 Meters x 90 Meters GeoTIFF
Projections of Permafrost Thaw and Carbon Release for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, 1901-2299 1 MODELS Computer 1901-01-01 to 2300-12-31

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

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
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

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

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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