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Cryosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA data range from measuring the current and historical extent of snow and ice to tracking its formation and melting. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Cryosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31 HIMALAYAS N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4 Shapefile, KML
High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 HIMALAYAS N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 HIMALAYAS N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 HIMALAYAS N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 HIMALAYAS N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia Glacier Thickness Change Mosaics from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31 HIMALAYAS N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4 PNG, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia Gridded Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs V001 HEXAGON KH-9, Terra CAMERA, ASTER 1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31 HIMALAYAS N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4 netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24 HIMALAYAS N: 28.23525 S: 28.23525 E: 85.61268 W: 85.61268 netCDF-3
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24 HIMALAYAS N: 28.21502 S: 28.21502 E: 85.60986 W: 85.60986 ASCII
High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory V001 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI, TIRS 1990-01-01 to 2018-12-31 GLOBAL N: 82.6 S: -55.4 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
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Cryosphere Data Tools

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Tool 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
GLIMS Glacier Database Visualize and download data from the GLIMS Glacier Database using the map-based GLIMS Glacier Viewer or search and download data using custom parameters in the GLIMS Text Search Interface. Downloading, Search and Discovery, Visualization
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
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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