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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 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
OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected SAR Backscatter from Sentinel-1 Static Layers validated product (Version 1) 1 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

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

GeoTIFF, XML
IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 1 BT-67, DHC-6 HiCARS1 2009-01-02 to 2010-12-21

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

XML, ASCII
ABCFlux v2: Arctic-Boreal CO2 and CH4 In-situ Flux and Environmental Data 1 FIELD SURVEYS SURVEYING TOOLS 1984-05-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 82.8226 S: 43.323 E: 161.843 W: -165.833

CSV
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 1 COSMO-SKYMED, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B SAR, C-SAR 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31

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

100 Meters x 100 Meters Shapefile
ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31

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

ASCII Grid
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-3, ASCII
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 1 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31

N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4

30 Meters x 30 Meters Shapefile, KML
SnowEx20-21 Cameron Pass Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities from Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR, LIDAR 2019-12-18 to 2021-05-27

N: 40.5202 S: 40.5154 E: -105.8889 W: -105.8931

CSV
SENTINEL-1A_RAW 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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