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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 Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | 1 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ABoVE: Aerial Photographs of Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2014 | 1 | Airplane | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 |
N: 64.9392 S: 64.8589 E: -147.758 W: -147.949 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 |
N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Track Sinking Depths, Snow Depth, Hardness, and Density, 2017 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2017-03-19 to 2017-03-22 |
N: 62.2791 S: 62.2579 E: -143.009 W: -143.06 |
CSV | |
| ABoVE: Last Day of Spring Snow, Alaska, USA, and Yukon Territory, Canada, 2000-2016 | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-04-01 to 2016-07-02 |
N: 68.9658 S: 52.1694 E: -97.9489 W: -175.762 |
GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Methane Ebullition Hotspots in Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2014 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane | GPS, CAMERAS | 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 |
N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939 |
Shapefile | |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 | 1.1 | Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP | SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 |
N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 | 1.0 | DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, Nimbus, DMSP | SSMIS, AMSR-E, SMMR, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20 |
N: 72.4085 S: 51.6089 E: -107.83 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 2 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 |
N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 |
COG | |
| Alaska's Changing YK Delta: Knowledge Exchange between Elders and Geoscientists, 2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2018-11-14 to 2018-11-16 |
N: 63.4333 S: 59.5816 E: -159.478 W: -166.553 |
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| 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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| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global 5-Day 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-28 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-20 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Landscape Freeze/Thaw Data V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04 |
N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF |
| Arctic Vegetation Plots in Willow Communities, North Slope, Alaska, 1997 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS | BALANCE, PH METERS | 1997-07-09 to 1997-08-17 |
N: 70.1878 S: 68.0331 E: -148.084 W: -149.851 |
CSV | |
| ASO L4 Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | DHC-6, King Air | Riegl LMS-Q1560 | 2013-04-03 to 2019-10-10 |
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 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 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | GeoTIFF |
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 |
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