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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
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 Global Sea Ice Concentration 1 COMPUTERS, Nimbus-7, DMSP Computer, SMMR, SSM/I 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31

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

Shapefile
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
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06.3 Version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE-FO, GRACE GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height JPL Release 06.3 Version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE-FO, GRACE GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
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

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N: 48.672717 S: 48.481442 E: -120.993 W: -121.203708

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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
LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 1 B-200, C-130, G-III, G-V LVIS 1998-03-20 to Present

N: 72 S: -3 E: 17 W: -168

ASCII
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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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