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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
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) 2000 Image Mosaic V001 LANDSAT-7, RADARSAT-1 ETM+, SAR 1999-06-30 to 2002-09-04 GREENLAND N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70 GeoTIFF, ASCII
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 ICESat, NOAA-14, SPOT-5, Terra GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Land Ice and Ocean Classification Mask V001 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1 ETM+, OLI, SAR 1999-07-01 to 2002-09-30, 2013-01-15 to 2015-09-30 GREENLAND N: 82 S: 58 E: 7 W: -90 GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery V002 GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS 2008-05-15 to 2020-11-19 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Map from InSAR Data V002 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 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Single-Pair Velocity Maps from Optical Images V001 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-01-01 to 2023-12-29 GREENLAND N: 82 S: 62 E: -20 W: -70 netCDF-4, GeoPackage, CSV
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from InSAR V004 TDX, TSX TDX-1, X-SAR 2008-06-12 to 2023-09-20 GREENLAND N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70 GeoTIFF, JPEG
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images V003 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Terra TM, ETM+, OLI, ASTER 1985-03-01 to 2021-11-30 GREENLAND N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70 GeoTIFF, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, X-SAR 2014-12-01 to 2024-11-30 GREENLAND N: 83 S: 58.5 E: -8.32 W: -90.9 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS V001 Aqua, Terra MODIS 2008-03-01 to 2016-09-30 NORTH AMERICA N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109 GeoTIFF
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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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