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Snow/Ice Data Access and Tools

From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS), Snow Today, and Worldview guide users in making the most of snow and ice data.

Snow/Ice Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-01 V1-01 CALIPSO CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 HDF5
CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C Edition2C TRMM CERES-PFM 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 HDF4
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-18 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-18 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061 61 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT 6.1NRT Aqua MODIS 2021-02-07

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

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m NRT 6.1NRT Terra MODIS 2021-02-07

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

HDF-EOS
MODIS/Aqua Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V006 6 Aqua MODIS 2002-07-04 to 2023-02-26

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-17

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2023-01-31

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-17

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-17

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-17

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 8-Day L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V006 6 Terra MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2023-02-17

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS2

Snow/Ice Data Tools

Tool Sort descending Description Services
AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
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