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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 Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-04-09 to Present

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

XML
Sentinel-1C Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-04-19 to Present

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

SAFE
Sentinel-1C Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata 1 Sentinel-1C C-SAR 2025-04-19 to Present

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

XML
SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 4 NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 AVIRIS 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26

N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055

multiple
SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) at GES DISC 001 Nimbus-7 SMMR 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02

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

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
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
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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
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