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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
RADARSAT-1 Level 0 Product 1 RADARSAT-1 SAR 1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17

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

VIIRS/NPP Sea Ice Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m 1 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters NetCDF
ERS-2 Gridded Level 3 Enhanced Resolution Sigma-0 from BYU 1 ERS-2 AMI 1996-06-03 to 2001-12-30

N: 88.2 S: -79.7 E: 180 W: -180

0.04 Decimal Degrees x 0.04 Decimal Degrees RAW
Snow Properties and Wildlife Tracks in Washington and Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS PENETROMETERS 2021-01-09 to 2023-03-13

N: 63.9688 S: 48.0523 E: -117.172 W: -150.008

CSV
MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity Maps of Central Antarctica: 1997 and 2009 V001 1 RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2 SAR 1997-09-09 to 1997-10-20, 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31

N: -72 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

900 Meters x 900 Meters netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII
Sentinel-1C Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-03-28 to Present

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

XML
ALOS PALSAR High Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product 1 ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22

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

IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 1 BT-67, DHC-6 HiCARS2 2010-12-05 to 2013-01-20

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

XML, ASCII
SENTINEL-1A_SINGLE_POL_METADATA_GRD_FULL_RES 1 SENTINEL-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

ABoVE: Dall Sheep Track Sinking Depths, Snow Depth, Hardness, and Density, 2017 1 FIELD SURVEYS SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2017-03-19 to 2017-03-22

N: 62.2791 S: 62.2579 E: -143.009 W: -143.06

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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