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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO Raw V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A | 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30 |
N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399 N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174 N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383 N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144 N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792 |
CSV | |
| 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 | |
| MEaSUREs Multi-year Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaic V001 | 1 | ALOS, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, TSX | PALSAR, SAR, OLI | 1995-12-01 to 2015-10-31 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
250 Meters x 250 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG |
| SENTINEL-1A_SINGLE_POL_METADATA_GRD_HIGH_RES | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube | 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx17 Community Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2017-02-06 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 38 S: 37.8 E: -107.65 W: -107.8 N: 39.1 S: 39 E: -107.8 W: -108.2 |
CSV | |
| SENTINEL-1B_SINGLE_POL_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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| CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001 | 1 | CRYOSAT-2, DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SIRAL, SSMIS | 2010-09-20 to Present |
N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | PNG, netCDF-3 |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, GPS | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292 N: 65.152 S: 65.145 E: -147.525 W: -147.591 N: 64.879 S: 64.863 E: -147.667 W: -147.742 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12 |
N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968 |
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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