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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
SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 0.5m UTM Grid V001 1 King Air LIDAR 2020-02-09 to 2020-02-19, 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20

N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661

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N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319

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N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters TIFF
SnowEx21 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2021-01-13 to 2021-05-27

N: 40.52 S: 40.517 E: -105.89 W: -105.893

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N: 40.566 S: 40.563 E: -105.867 W: -105.873

CSV
SnowEx21 Prairie Station Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2020-11-22 to 2021-05-08

N: 47.08 S: 47.04 E: -109.93 W: -109.97

171 Meters x 171 Meters CSV
SnowEx21 Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa, CO AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-19 to 2021-04-29

N: 40 S: 37 E: -107 W: -109

4 Meters x 4 Meters BIL, ASCII
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12

N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968

CSV
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Depth Measurements V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPS, PROBES 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-27

N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.1235

CSV
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Pits V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2020-11-16 to 2021-05-27

N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.12351

CSV, Excel, JPEG
SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 1 CESSNA 206 Riegl Airborne Lidar 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25

N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters GeoTIFF
SnowEx23 Apr23 AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 1 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-05

N: 63.923672 S: 63.849275 E: -145.740261 W: -145.794581

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N: 65.845611 S: 65.09561 E: -147.452956 W: -147.6783

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N: 64.915781 S: 64.839828 E: -147.657586 W: -147.764758

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N: 65.217951 S: 63.958389 E: -145.402168 W: -147.538696

BIL
SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP HyLab Airborne Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 1 AIRCRAFT SPECTROMETERS 2023-04-20 to 2023-04-20

N: 65.1702045 S: 64.8598472 E: -147.4506291 W: -147.7491983

BSQ
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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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