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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
MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 5 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

N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9

200 Meters x 200 Meters GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) 2000 Image Mosaic V001 1 LANDSAT-7, RADARSAT-1 ETM+, SAR 1999-06-30 to 2002-09-04

N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70

15 Meters x 15 Meters<br>30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF, ASCII
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 1 ICESat, NOAA-14, SPOT-5, Terra GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

30 Meters x 30 Meters<br>90 Meters x 90 Meters GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Land Ice and Ocean Classification Mask V001 1 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1 ETM+, OLI, SAR 1999-07-01 to 2002-09-30, 2013-01-15 to 2015-09-30

N: 82 S: 58 E: 7 W: -90

15 Meters x 15 Meters<br>30 Meters x 30 Meters<br>90 Meters x 90 Meters GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery V002 2 GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS 2008-05-15 to 2020-11-19

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Map from InSAR Data V002 2 ALOS, RADARSAT-1, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX PALSAR, SAR, C-SAR 2000-09-03 to 2001-01-24, 2005-12-13 to 2006-04-20, 2006-12-18 to 2007-06-06, 2007-09-07 to 2008-04-23, 2008-09-15 to 2009-06-16, 2009-09-02 to 2010-05-07, 2012-11-10 to 2013-04-05, 2014-09-01 to 2015-05-31, 2015-09-01 to 2016-05-31, 2016-09-01 to 2017-05-31, 2017-09-01 to 2018-05-31

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

200 Meters x 200 Meters<br>500 Meters x 500 Meters GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Single-Pair Velocity Maps from Optical Images V001 1 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-01-01 to 2023-12-29

N: 82 S: 62 E: -20 W: -70

100 Meters x 100 Meters netCDF-4, GeoPackage, CSV
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from InSAR V004 4 TDX, TSX TDX-1, X-SAR 2008-06-12 to 2023-09-20

N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70

100 Meters x 100 Meters GeoTIFF, JPEG
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images V003 3 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Terra TM, ETM+, OLI, ASTER 1985-03-01 to 2021-11-30

N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70

100 Meters x 100 Meters GeoTIFF, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 5 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, X-SAR 2014-12-01 to 2024-11-30

N: 83 S: 58.5 E: -8.32 W: -90.9

200 Meters x 200 Meters 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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