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Glaciers/Ice Sheets Data Access and Tools
Glaciers and ice sheets data from NASA range from frequently updated high-resolution instrument imagery to radar altimeter measurements. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to measure the location, size, and other characteristics of glaciers and ice sheets.
Glaciers/Ice Sheets Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOS AVNIR-2 Ortho Rectified Image Product | Version 2 | ALOS | AVNIR | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 | |||
| 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 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.0 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.1 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 1.5 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Level 2.2 Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ALOS PALSAR Low Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product | 1 | ALOS | PALSAR | 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V001 | 001 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2019-01-12 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2019-11-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V003 | 003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2020-11-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V004 | 004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2021-07-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2022-10-13 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to 2025-03-02 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V007 | 007 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
20 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height V001 | 001 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2020-06-25 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2020-09-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height V003 | 003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2020-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height V004 | 004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2021-06-23 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
60 Meters | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V001 | 001 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2021-06-23 |
N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers 10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers 20 Kilometers x 20 Kilometers 40 Kilometers x 40 Kilometers |
netCDF-4 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2022-03-23 |
N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers 10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers 20 Kilometers x 20 Kilometers 40 Kilometers x 40 Kilometers |
netCDF-4 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V003 | 003 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2023-04-16 |
N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
40 Kilometers x 40 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V004 | 004 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V005 | 005 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V001 | 001 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2021-06-23 |
N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 |
100 Meters x 100 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V002 | 002 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2022-03-23 |
N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180 |
100 Meters x 100 Meters | netCDF-4 |
Featured Observation Glaciers/Ice Sheets Method: ASTER
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high spatial resolution instrument aboard the Terra satellite. ASTER captures images of Earth in 14 different wavelengths from visible to thermal infrared light as well as provides a Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) of the planet's land surface with 30-meter resolution. ASTER data can be used to create detailed visualizations and maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance, and elevation including images of glaciers.
The final processing of Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) data will make its archive more accessible to users.
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