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Ice Extent Data Access and Tools
Data from NASA range from maps of sea ice extent to routinely updated global imagery. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to measure ice extent frequently and accurately.
Ice Extent Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Ice Fraction of Small Water Bodies in the Arctic Coastal Plain, 2017-2023 | 1 | Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-1A | Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR | 2017-01-05 to 2023-12-28 |
N: 71.356 S: 68.8998 E: -140.188 W: -164.431 |
COG | |
| 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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| ERS-1 Gridded Level 3 Enhanced Resolution Sigma-0 from BYU | 1 | ERS-1 | AMI | 1992-01-01 to 1996-05-17 |
N: 88.2 S: -79.7 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.04 Decimal Degrees x 0.04 Decimal Degrees | RAW |
| ERS-1 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-1 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| 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 |
| ERS-2 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Global-Gridded Daily Methane Emissions Climatology from Lake Systems, 2003-2015 | 1 | MERRA-2, LANDSAT | Computer | 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format | 1 | GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | HDF4 | ||
| ISLSCP II Global Sea Ice Concentration | 1 | COMPUTERS, Nimbus-7, DMSP | Computer, SMMR, SSM/I | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| KMZ for ALOS PALSAR 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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| LBA Regional Hydrographic Data, 1-Degree, Release 2.2 (Cogley) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1970-01-01 to 1990-01-01 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
multiple | |
| MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1 | Aqua, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7, Terra | AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Annual 240 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1997-2021 V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1997-10-01 to 2021-03-14 |
N: -57.6 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
240 Meters x 240 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Greenland Monthly 120 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1972-2022 V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-09-15 to 2022-02-15 |
N: 81.51 S: 58.33 E: 11.32 W: -94.4 |
120 Meters x 120 Meters | netCDF-4, MP4 |
| MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra | SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS | 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Weekly 100km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180 |
100 Kilometers x 100 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km NRT | 6.1NRT | Aqua | MODIS | 2021-02-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km V061 | 61 | Aqua | MODIS | 2002-07-04 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
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