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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
IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 BT-67, DHC-6 HiCARS1 2009-01-02 to 2010-12-21 ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 XML, ASCII
IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 BT-67, DHC-6 HiCARS2 2010-12-05 to 2013-01-20 ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 XML, ASCII
IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature V001 DC-8, P-3B KT19 Pyrometer 2011-10-12 to 2019-05-17 ANTARCTICA, ARCTIC, GREENLAND N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature V002 C-130, P-3B KT19 Pyrometer 2012-03-05 to 2019-05-17 GREENLAND, ARCTIC, ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 C-130, DC-8, P-3B, WP-3D ORION Ku-Band Radar 2012-10-12 to 2016-11-18 ARCTIC, ANTARCTICA, GREENLAND N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4, XML, JPEG
IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness V001 C-130, DC-8, P-3B ATM, CAMBOT, DMS, SNOW RADAR 2009-03-19 to 2013-04-25 ANTARCTICA, GREENLAND N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 XML, CSV
IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 BT-67, C-130, DC-8, G-V, NASA DC-8, NOAA Twin Otter, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS 2009-10-16 to 2019-11-20 GREENLAND, ANTARCTICA N: 83.1 S: 59 E: 28.5 W: -100.2 netCDF-4, JPEG
IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 BT-67, C-130, DC-8, G-V, NASA DC-8, NOAA Twin Otter, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS 2009-10-16 to 2019-11-20 GREENLAND, ANTARCTICA N: -57 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 CSV
IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom V002 AIRCRAFT, DC-8, P-3B RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS, ATM, MCoRDS 2006-01-01 to 2012-12-31 GREENLAND, ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 PNG, ASCII, Shapefile, MAT, CSV
IceBridge Merged Photon Counting Lidar/Profiler L4 Surface Slope and Elevations V001 BT-67 Sigma Space Lidar 2010-11-25 to 2012-12-04 ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
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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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