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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
IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Unclassified Geolocated Photon Elevations V001 1 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2011-11-29 to 2011-12-23

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

HDF5
Snow Depth, Stratigraphy, and Temperature in Wrangell St Elias NP, Alaska, 2016-2018 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS, CAMERA, GPS, MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2016-09-01 to 2018-03-20

N: 62.3924 S: 62.2562 E: -143 W: -143.323

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

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

ABoVE: Upscaled Active Layer Thickness in Northern Alaska, 2014-2017 1 G-III P-SAR 2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 74.7203 S: 59.3494 E: -133.048 W: -171.803

COG
SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2019-12-08 to 2020-04-22

N: 44.30463 S: 35.85789 E: -105.54613 W: -120.29898

CSV
Multilayer Greenland Ice Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo, and Water Vapor from MODIS V001 1 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2021-08-31

N: 84 S: 58 E: 12 W: -94

0.78 Kilometers x 0.78 Kilometers netCDF-4
Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 1 MODELS Computer 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31

N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915

netCDF-4 classic
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present

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

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Snow Depth Profiles V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS PROBES 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16

N: 70.084378 S: 64.699253 E: -147.485758 W: -149.597226

CSV
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP CSU 1GHz GPR V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-09

N: 39.04 S: 39.015 E: -108 W: -108.25

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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