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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
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B LVIS 2018-11-07 to Present ALASKA, CANADA, GREENLAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, COSTA RICA N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167 ASCII
MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps V001 ALOS, ENVISAT, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX PALSAR, ASAR, OLI, SAR, C-SAR 2000-07-01 to 2001-06-30, 2005-07-01 to 2020-06-30 ANTARCTICA, POLAR N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Annual Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from SAR Mosaics V002 LANDSAT-1, LANDSAT-2, LANDSAT-3, LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI, SAR, C-SAR 1972-09-16 to 2021-03-25 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 Shapefile
MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 ALOS, Aqua, COSMO-SKYMED, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Terra PALSAR, MODIS, SAR, ASAR, OLI, C-SAR 1992-02-07 to 2015-12-31 ANTARCTICA N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 ALOS, COSMO-SKYMED, ERS-1, ERS-2, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A PALSAR, SAR, C-SAR 1992-02-07 to 2014-12-17 ANTARCTICA N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 Aqua, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7, Terra AMSR-E, SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1979-01-01 to 2012-12-31 ARCTIC N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V003 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01 ANTARCTICA N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR V001 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2015-01-01 to 2021-02-03 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR V002 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2015-01-01 to 2024-12-20 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, SAR, X-SAR 2014-12-01 to 2023-11-30 POLAR, ARCTIC, GREENLAND N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
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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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