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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature V002 | 2 | C-130, P-3B | KT19 Pyrometer | 2012-03-05 to 2019-05-17 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
15 Meters x 15 Meters | ASCII |
| IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT, P-3B | RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS, PARIS | 2009-04-01 to 2009-05-02 |
N: 84 S: 60 E: -11 W: -73 |
ASCII | |
| IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 2010-11-20 to 2013-04-20 |
N: 83 S: 59 E: -12 W: -74 N: -63 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF5 | |
| IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Thickness Error V001 | 1 | DC-8, P-3B | MCoRDS | 2010-11-20 to 2013-04-20 |
N: -63 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 83 S: 59 E: -12 W: -74 |
HDF5 | |
| IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 | 2 | C-130, DC-8, DHC-3, G-V, P-3B, WP-3D ORION | SNOW RADAR | 2009-03-31 to 2021-05-13 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4, XML, JPEG | |
| 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 | |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native Data Format | 1 | NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9 | AVHRR | 1983-07-03 to 2009-12-28 | Binary | ||
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| ISLSCP II Northern Hemisphere Monthly Snow Cover Extent | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| KMZ for ALOS PALSAR 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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| Land Cover Classification, Snow Cover, and Fractional Snow-Covered Area Maps from Maxar WorldView Satellite Images V001 | 1 | WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | CAMERA | 2015-05-20 to 2019-05-05 |
N: 39.176142 S: 38.867847 E: -108.032283 W: -108.298097 N: 48.672717 S: 48.481442 E: -120.993 W: -121.203708 N: 48.441717 S: 48.269722 E: -120.932614 W: -121.179528 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Level-4 9ka Greenland Ice Sheet Balance Velocity V001 | 1 | DC-8, P-3B | ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS | 1993-06-23 to 2013-04-26 |
N: 81.51 S: 58.91 E: 6.62 W: -88.33 |
5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps V001 | 1 | ALOS, ENVISAT, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | PALSAR, ASAR, OLI, SAR, C-SAR | 2005-07-01 to 2025-06-30 |
N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR V001 | 1 | Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2015-01-01 to 2021-02-03 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR V002 | 2 | Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2015-01-01 to 2024-12-20 |
N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V001 | 1 | LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2018-11-30 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters 200 Meters x 200 Meters |
GeoTIFF, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V002 | 2 | LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2019-11-30 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V003 | 3 | LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2020-11-30 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V004 | 4 | LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2021-11-30 |
N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 | 5 | LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2023-11-30 |
N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Map from InSAR Data V001 | 1 | ALOS, RADARSAT-1, TSX | PALSAR, SAR | 2008-12-01 to 2009-02-28 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Map from InSAR Data V002 | 2 | ALOS, RADARSAT-1, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | PALSAR, SAR, C-SAR | 2005-12-13 to 2006-04-20 |
N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 |
200 Meters x 200 Meters 500 Meters x 500 Meters |
GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
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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