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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
ALOS PALSAR Low Resolution Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 Level 1 ScanSAR Product ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 2014-08-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ZIP
ALOS_PALSAR_KMZ ALOS PALSAR 2006-03-23 to 2011-04-22 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ALOS_PALSAR_LEVEL2.2 ALOS PALSAR 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present POLAR N: -39.23 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5, ASCII
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 25 km Brightness Temperatures & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V001 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present POLAR N: 89.24 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global 5-Day 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-05 to 2011-10-02, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-28 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-03, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2002-06-01 to 2011-09-30, 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-20 to 2011-10-03 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS2
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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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