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AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global 5-Day 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-28

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Monthly 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V001 1 Aqua, GCOM-W1 AMSR-E, AMSR2 2012-07-02 to 2025-08-31

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-20 to 2011-10-03

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS2
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids V004 4 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180

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N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids V004 4 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04

N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS5
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS2
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 2 Aqua AMSR-E 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF-EOS2
Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Brightness Temperature and Sea Surface Salinity V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04

N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

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N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Landscape Freeze/Thaw Data V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04

N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF
Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Normalized Radar Cross Section V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_SCATTEROMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04

N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
Aquarius L3 Weekly Polar-Gridded Sea Surface Salinity V005 5 SAC-D AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-04

N: -50 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 87.4 S: 50 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
Arctic Vegetation Plots in Willow Communities, North Slope, Alaska, 1997 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIELD SURVEYS BALANCE, PH METERS 1997-07-09 to 1997-08-17

N: 70.1878 S: 68.0331 E: -148.084 W: -149.851

CSV
ASO L4 Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid V001 1 DHC-6, King Air Riegl LMS-Q1560 2013-04-03 to 2019-10-10

N: 38.35197009 S: 38.34702501 E: -119.1465541 W: -119.1526326

,

N: 35.30827095 S: 34.84175616 E: -118.4895324 W: -118.9629908

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N: 36.34419115 S: 36.26066776 E: -116.8080226 W: -116.8720138

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N: 37.66784501 S: 37.62315324 E: -118.8966533 W: -118.9633777

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N: 37.22534041 S: 36.65336263 E: -118.3217888 W: -119.1602728

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N: 39.1707928 S: 38.70410623 E: -120.226893 W: -120.7784099

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N: 37.66909751 S: 37.55343841 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.0738527

,

N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

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N: 36.60719927 S: 36.57913838 E: -118.1711431 W: -118.1954763

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N: 38.00096209 S: 37.88126056 E: -119.0973977 W: -119.3268503

,

N: 38.70477998 S: 38.2451699 E: -119.7120234 W: -120.5498287

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N: 37.82021489 S: 37.7033706 E: -119.0372786 W: -119.2728401

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N: 34.89283042 S: 34.77783945 E: -118.002307 W: -118.1399209

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N: 39.46925434 S: 39.39914367 E: -120.223812 W: -120.3261438

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N: 37.82737428 S: 36.96180713 E: -118.5442576 W: -119.733051

,

N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

,

N: 38.2410645 S: 37.72115314 E: -119.1836864 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 38.2451472 S: 37.53568061 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 39.08139862 S: 38.75359563 E: -106.8593645 W: -107.1468517

,

N: 37.39120306 S: 36.99987095 E: -106.1673098 W: -106.710676

,

N: 38.87467886 S: 37.69229517 E: -107.3598092 W: -109.1308069

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N: 39.2728431526 S: 38.7772370906 E: -107.525643057 W: -108.369145146

,

N: 37.98230157 S: 37.39058532 E: -106.4596899 W: -107.5708232

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N: 38.20771619 S: 37.8841623 E: -107.562078 W: -107.9723537

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N: 42.38520848 S: 42.2881819 E: -114.6804318 W: -114.7176046

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N: 43.31809187 S: 43.05520107 E: -116.6802206 W: -116.8670348

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N: 36.9129972 S: 36.43705955 E: -113.8795636 W: -114.3776573

,

N: 44.18033752 S: 43.90476142 E: -121.6276046 W: -121.8757381

,

N: 44.52793541 S: 44.31700873 E: -121.8134424 W: -122.1078409

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N: 46.97583352 S: 46.72413964 E: -121.5709621 W: -121.9573479

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N: 48.09085803 S: 47.4930029 E: -123.1287659 W: -124.1847181

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N: 37.39260287 S: 37.37399023 E: -118.4109694 W: -118.4259857

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N: 38.22396341 S: 38.20402645 E: -118.9948678 W: -119.0204053

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N: 37.20269975 S: 37.13101764 E: -118.2969065 W: -118.4150135

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N: 38.2329357 S: 37.96872691 E: -119.5873395 W: -119.9391373

3 Meters x 3 Meters GeoTIFF
ASO L4 Lidar Snow Depth 50m UTM Grid V001 1 DHC-6, King Air Riegl LMS-Q1560 2013-04-03 to 2019-07-16

N: 48.09085803 S: 47.4930029 E: -123.1287659 W: -124.1847181

,

N: 46.97583352 S: 46.72413964 E: -121.5709621 W: -121.9573479

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N: 44.52793541 S: 44.31700873 E: -121.8134424 W: -122.1078409

,

N: 44.18033752 S: 43.90476142 E: -121.6276046 W: -121.8757381

,

N: 36.9129972 S: 36.43705955 E: -113.8795636 W: -114.3776573

,

N: 43.31809187 S: 43.05520107 E: -116.6802206 W: -116.8670348

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N: 42.38520848 S: 42.2881819 E: -114.6804318 W: -114.7176046

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N: 38.20771619 S: 37.8841623 E: -107.562078 W: -107.9723537

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N: 37.98230157 S: 37.39058532 E: -106.4596899 W: -107.5708232

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N: 39.2728431526 S: 38.7772370906 E: -107.525643057 W: -108.369145146

,

N: 38.87467886 S: 37.69229517 E: -107.3598092 W: -109.1308069

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N: 37.39120306 S: 36.99987095 E: -106.1673098 W: -106.710676

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N: 39.08139862 S: 38.75359563 E: -106.8593645 W: -107.1468517

,

N: 38.2451472 S: 37.53568061 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 38.2410645 S: 37.72115314 E: -119.1836864 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

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N: 37.82737428 S: 36.96180713 E: -118.5442576 W: -119.733051

,

N: 39.46925434 S: 39.39914367 E: -120.223812 W: -120.3261438

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N: 34.89283042 S: 34.77783945 E: -118.002307 W: -118.1399209

,

N: 37.82021489 S: 37.7033706 E: -119.0372786 W: -119.2728401

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N: 38.70477998 S: 38.2451699 E: -119.7120234 W: -120.5498287

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N: 38.00096209 S: 37.88126056 E: -119.0973977 W: -119.3268503

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N: 36.60719927 S: 36.57913838 E: -118.1711431 W: -118.1954763

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N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

,

N: 37.66909751 S: 37.55343841 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.0738527

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N: 39.1707928 S: 38.70410623 E: -120.226893 W: -120.7784099

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N: 37.22534041 S: 36.65336263 E: -118.3217888 W: -119.1602728

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N: 37.66784501 S: 37.62315324 E: -118.8966533 W: -118.9633777

,

N: 36.34419115 S: 36.26066776 E: -116.8080226 W: -116.8720138

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N: 35.30827095 S: 34.84175616 E: -118.4895324 W: -118.9629908

,

N: 38.35197009 S: 38.34702501 E: -119.1465541 W: -119.1526326

,

N: 38.2329357 S: 37.96872691 E: -119.5873395 W: -119.9391373

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N: 37.20269975 S: 37.13101764 E: -118.2969065 W: -118.4150135

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N: 38.22396341 S: 38.20402645 E: -118.9948678 W: -119.0204053

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N: 37.39260287 S: 37.37399023 E: -118.4109694 W: -118.4259857

50 Meters x 50 Meters GeoTIFF
ASO L4 Lidar Snow Water Equivalent 50m UTM Grid V001 1 DHC-6, King Air Riegl LMS-Q1560 2013-04-03 to 2019-07-16

N: 37.39260287 S: 37.37399023 E: -118.4109694 W: -118.4259857

,

N: 38.22396341 S: 38.20402645 E: -118.9948678 W: -119.0204053

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N: 37.20269975 S: 37.13101764 E: -118.2969065 W: -118.4150135

,

N: 38.2329357 S: 37.96872691 E: -119.5873395 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 38.35197009 S: 38.34702501 E: -119.1465541 W: -119.1526326

,

N: 35.30827095 S: 34.84175616 E: -118.4895324 W: -118.9629908

,

N: 36.34419115 S: 36.26066776 E: -116.8080226 W: -116.8720138

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N: 37.66784501 S: 37.62315324 E: -118.8966533 W: -118.9633777

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N: 37.22534041 S: 36.65336263 E: -118.3217888 W: -119.1602728

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N: 39.1707928 S: 38.70410623 E: -120.226893 W: -120.7784099

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N: 37.66909751 S: 37.55343841 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.0738527

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N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

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N: 36.60719927 S: 36.57913838 E: -118.1711431 W: -118.1954763

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N: 38.00096209 S: 37.88126056 E: -119.0973977 W: -119.3268503

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N: 38.70477998 S: 38.2451699 E: -119.7120234 W: -120.5498287

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N: 37.82021489 S: 37.7033706 E: -119.0372786 W: -119.2728401

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N: 34.89283042 S: 34.77783945 E: -118.002307 W: -118.1399209

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N: 39.46925434 S: 39.39914367 E: -120.223812 W: -120.3261438

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N: 37.82737428 S: 36.96180713 E: -118.5442576 W: -119.733051

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N: 38.19435311 S: 37.72826254 E: -119.186547 W: -119.8057568

,

N: 38.2410645 S: 37.72115314 E: -119.1836864 W: -119.9391373

,

N: 38.2451472 S: 37.53568061 E: -118.9505367 W: -119.9391373

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N: 39.08139862 S: 38.75359563 E: -106.8593645 W: -107.1468517

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N: 37.39120306 S: 36.99987095 E: -106.1673098 W: -106.710676

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N: 38.87467886 S: 37.69229517 E: -107.3598092 W: -109.1308069

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N: 39.2728431526 S: 38.7772370906 E: -107.525643057 W: -108.369145146

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N: 37.98230157 S: 37.39058532 E: -106.4596899 W: -107.5708232

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N: 38.20771619 S: 37.8841623 E: -107.562078 W: -107.9723537

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N: 42.38520848 S: 42.2881819 E: -114.6804318 W: -114.7176046

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N: 43.31809187 S: 43.05520107 E: -116.6802206 W: -116.8670348

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N: 36.9129972 S: 36.43705955 E: -113.8795636 W: -114.3776573

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N: 44.18033752 S: 43.90476142 E: -121.6276046 W: -121.8757381

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N: 44.52793541 S: 44.31700873 E: -121.8134424 W: -122.1078409

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N: 46.97583352 S: 46.72413964 E: -121.5709621 W: -121.9573479

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N: 48.09085803 S: 47.4930029 E: -123.1287659 W: -124.1847181

50 Meters x 50 Meters GeoTIFF
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present

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

20 Meters HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard Quick Look V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2025-12-15 to Present

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

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present

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

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height Quick Look V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2025-12-15 to Present

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

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present

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

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V004 004 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to 2025-02-28

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

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V005 005 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present

N: 89 S: 37 E: 180 W: -180

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N: -53 S: -79 E: 180 W: -180

25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V004 004 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180

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

netCDF-4
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V005 005 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present

N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180

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

netCDF-4
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