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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
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENTINEL-1A_SINGLE_POL_GRD_FULL_RES | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly 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 | ||
| SnowEx20 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2019-12-18 to 2020-03-12 |
N: 40.52 S: 40.51 E: -105.88 W: -105.891 |
CSV | |
| Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31 |
N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | BT-67, DHC-6 | HiCARS2 | 2010-12-05 to 2013-01-20 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
XML, ASCII | |
| SENTINEL-1B_RAW | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ASO L4 Lidar Snow Water Equivalent 50m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | DHC-6, King Air | Riegl LMS-Q1560 | 2013-04-03 to 2019-07-16 |
N: 37.39260287 S: 37.37399023 E: -118.4109694 W: -118.4259857 N: 38.22396341 S: 38.20402645 E: -118.9948678 W: -119.0204053 N: 37.20269975 S: 37.13101764 E: -118.2969065 W: -118.4150135 N: 38.2329357 S: 37.96872691 E: -119.5873395 W: -119.9391373 N: 38.35197009 S: 38.34702501 E: -119.1465541 W: -119.1526326 N: 35.30827095 S: 34.84175616 E: -118.4895324 W: -118.9629908 N: 36.34419115 S: 36.26066776 E: -116.8080226 W: -116.8720138 N: 37.66784501 S: 37.62315324 E: -118.8966533 W: -118.9633777 N: 37.22534041 S: 36.65336263 E: -118.3217888 W: -119.1602728 N: 39.1707928 S: 38.70410623 E: -120.226893 W: -120.7784099 N: 37.66909751 S: 37.55343841 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.0738527 N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568 N: 36.60719927 S: 36.57913838 E: -118.1711431 W: -118.1954763 N: 38.00096209 S: 37.88126056 E: -119.0973977 W: -119.3268503 N: 38.70477998 S: 38.2451699 E: -119.7120234 W: -120.5498287 N: 37.82021489 S: 37.7033706 E: -119.0372786 W: -119.2728401 N: 34.89283042 S: 34.77783945 E: -118.002307 W: -118.1399209 N: 39.46925434 S: 39.39914367 E: -120.223812 W: -120.3261438 N: 37.82737428 S: 36.96180713 E: -118.5442576 W: -119.733051 N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568 N: 38.2410645 S: 37.72115314 E: -119.1836864 W: -119.9391373 N: 38.2451472 S: 37.53568061 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.9391373 N: 39.08139862 S: 38.75359563 E: -106.8593645 W: -107.1468517 N: 37.39120306 S: 36.99987095 E: -106.1673098 W: -106.710676 N: 38.87467886 S: 37.69229517 E: -107.3598092 W: -109.1308069 N: 39.2728431526 S: 38.7772370906 E: -107.525643057 W: -108.369145146 N: 37.98230157 S: 37.39058532 E: -106.4596899 W: -107.5708232 N: 38.20771619 S: 37.8841623 E: -107.562078 W: -107.9723537 N: 42.38520848 S: 42.2881819 E: -114.6804318 W: -114.7176046 N: 43.31809187 S: 43.05520107 E: -116.6802206 W: -116.8670348 N: 36.9129972 S: 36.43705955 E: -113.8795636 W: -114.3776573 N: 44.18033752 S: 43.90476142 E: -121.6276046 W: -121.8757381 N: 44.52793541 S: 44.31700873 E: -121.8134424 W: -122.1078409 N: 46.97583352 S: 46.72413964 E: -121.5709621 W: -121.9573479 N: 48.09085803 S: 47.4930029 E: -123.1287659 W: -124.1847181 |
50 Meters x 50 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx23 Mar22 IOP Snow Depth Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | MAGNAPROBE | 2022-03-08 to 2022-03-23 |
N: 70.085 S: 64.699 E: -147.49 W: -149.597 |
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 | |
| IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation V001 | 1 | DHC-3 | WISE | 2012-03-16 to 2012-03-26 |
N: 61.7 S: 58.7 E: -137.1 W: -148.6 |
CSV |
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Snow/Ice Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | 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 | |
| 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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