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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
IceBridge-Related DMS-Derived L4 Sea Ice Surface Cover Classification Images V001 1 B-200, C-130, DC-8, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION DMS 2010-03-23 to 2018-04-16

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

TIFF
IceBridge-Related DMS-Derived L4 Sea Ice Surface Cover Classification Orthorectified Images V001 1 C-130, DC-8, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION DMS 2010-03-23 to 2017-07-25

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

TIFF
ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 1 ICESat GLAS 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21

N: 86 S: 66 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4, PNG
ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness V001 1 CRYOSAT-2, ICESat-2 SIRAL, ATLAS 2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30

N: 90 S: 62 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4
ICESat-2 Derived Sea Ice Melt Pond Characteristics from the Density-Dimension Algorithm V003 3 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2020-06-04 to 2020-08-28

N: 90 S: 75 E: 0 W: -150

ASCII, PNG
ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness V001 001 ICESat-2, MODELS ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE 2018-10-14 to 2022-05-01

N: 88 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves V001 1 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2019-03-30 to 2020-09-30

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

HDF5, JPEG
ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 4 ICESat-2, MODELS ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30

N: 88 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers netCDF-4
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
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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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