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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
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Snow Depth from Snow Pole Time-Lapse Imagery V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2019-09-29 to 2020-06-10

N: 39.067 S: 39 E: -107.997 W: -108.228

CSV
SnowEx20 Jemez UNM 800 MHz MALA GPR V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-01-22 to 2020-03-04

N: 35.889 S: 35.85 E: -106.505 W: -106.537

CSV
SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IRIS, IceCube 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12

N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143

PNG, CSV
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
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
SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 0.5m UTM Grid V001 1 King Air LIDAR 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20

N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661

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N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319

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N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters TIFF
SnowEx21 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2021-01-13 to 2021-05-27

N: 40.52 S: 40.517 E: -105.89 W: -105.893

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N: 40.566 S: 40.563 E: -105.867 W: -105.873

CSV
SnowEx21 Prairie Station Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2020-11-22 to 2021-05-08

N: 47.08 S: 47.04 E: -109.93 W: -109.97

171 Meters x 171 Meters CSV
SnowEx21 Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa, CO AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-19 to 2021-04-29

N: 40 S: 37 E: -107 W: -109

4 Meters x 4 Meters BIL, ASCII
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12

N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968

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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