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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 Quarterly 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, POLAR, ARCTIC N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Surface Melt Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 GREENLAND N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 COSMO-SKYMED, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B SAR, C-SAR 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31 ANTARCTICA N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map V002 ALOS, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, TDX, TSX PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR 1996-01-01 to 2016-12-31 ANTARCTICA, POLAR N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity Maps of Central Antarctica: 1997 and 2009 V001 RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2 SAR 1997-09-09 to 1997-10-20, 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31 ANTARCTICA N: -72 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII
MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica V001 ALOS, ERS-1, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, TDX PALSAR, SAR 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31, 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31, 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31, 2006-01-01 to 2012-12-31 ANTARCTICA N: -71.9876 S: -80.4614 E: 82.8345 W: -127.3826 netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Annual 240 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1997-2021 V001 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1997-10-01 to 2021-03-14 ANTARCTICA N: -57.6 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, GEOSAT, ICESat, ICESat-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16 ANTARCTICA N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Landsat Image-Pair Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities V001 LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1982-11-12 to 2019-04-27 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
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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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