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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-1B_DUAL_POL_METADATA_GRD_MEDIUM_RES | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 | 1 | CESSNA 206 | Riegl Airborne Lidar | 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25 |
N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP CSU 1GHz GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-09 |
N: 39.04 S: 39.015 E: -108 W: -108.25 |
CSV | |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
2 Decimal Degrees x 2 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | 006 | ICESat-2 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present |
N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF5 |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 | 004 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| Primary Ancillary Data Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura VIS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMVANC) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 | 004 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| Primary Ancillary Data Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura UV2 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMUANC) at GES DISC | 004 | Aura, GEOS-5 | OMI, NOT APPLICABLE | 2004-10-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 | 003 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF5 |
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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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