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

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

SAFE
SENTINEL-1A_SINGLE_POL_GRD_MEDIUM_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness V001 1 CRYOSAT-2 SIRAL 2010-09-15 to Present

N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180

380 Meters x 1650 Meters netCDF-3
ERS-1 Level 0 Product 1 ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29

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

High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory V001 1 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI, TIRS 1990-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 82.6 S: -55.4 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Shapefile
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs IFloodS Version 1 1 GROUND STATIONS 30.5 cm ASCII
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present

N: -39.23 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 89.24 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers HDF-EOS5, ASCII
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR, GPS 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16

N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292

,

N: 65.152 S: 65.145 E: -147.525 W: -147.591

,

N: 64.879 S: 64.863 E: -147.667 W: -147.742

CSV
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Computed Tomography Snow Microstructure V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Microtomography 2020-02-03 to 2020-02-08

N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389

Excel, Text File, BMP
SENTINEL-1A_DUAL_POL_GRD_MEDIUM_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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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