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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 Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory V001 1 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI, TIRS 1990-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 82.6 S: -55.4 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters Shapefile
High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-10-01 to 2100-09-30

N: 45 S: 25 E: 105 W: 65

netCDF-4
High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios V001 1 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 2000-10-01 to 2100-10-15

N: 51.8 S: 7.4 E: 135.1 W: 56.5

netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
High Mountain Asia Supraglacial Lake Extents on Debris Covered Glaciers, 1988-2023 V001 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 MSS, ETM+, OLI, OLI-2 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31

N: 42.45 S: 22.57 E: 101.99 W: 70.03

30 Meters x 30 Meters Shapefile
High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Terra TM, ETM+, OLI, MODIS 1999-10-01 to 2017-09-30

N: 45 S: 27 E: 105 W: 60

netCDF-4
IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 2 DC-8, P-3B Accumulation Radar 2013-03-21 to 2018-05-01

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

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N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4, XML, JPEG
IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms V001 1 C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION ATM 2017-07-17 to 2019-11-20

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001 1 AIRCRAFT, DC-8, P-3B ATM 2009-03-31 to 2012-11-08

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

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N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Binary
IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness V002 2 C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION ATM 2009-03-31 to 2019-11-20

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

ASCII
IceBridge ATM Waveform Derived Snow Effective Grain Radius V001 1 NASA DC-8, NASA P-3 ATM 2017-07-17 to 2019-09-11

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters netCDF-4
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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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