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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
SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers HDF5
SMMR/Nimbus-7 Color Images V001 (SMMRN7IM) at GES DISC 001 Nimbus-7 SMMR 1978-10-30 to 1983-11-02

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Snow Depth, Stratigraphy, and Temperature in Wrangell St Elias NP, Alaska, 2016-2018 1 MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS, CAMERA, GPS, MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2016-09-01 to 2018-03-20

N: 62.3924 S: 62.2562 E: -143 W: -143.323

CSV
Snow Properties and Wildlife Tracks in Washington and Alaska 1 FIELD SURVEYS PENETROMETERS 2021-01-09 to 2023-03-13

N: 63.9688 S: 48.0523 E: -117.172 W: -150.008

CSV
SnowEx Colorado 3M Snow Depth Time Series and DEMs from High-Resolution Satellite Image Pairs V001 1 AIRCRAFT, Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 LIDAR, CAMERA 2016-02-19 to 2022-03-02, 2022-03-16 to 2022-05-11

N: 39.216156 S: 38.785954 E: -107.747336 W: -108.382269

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N: 37.350142 S: 36.946006 E: -106.336567 W: -106.869547

1 Meters x 1 Meters<br>3 Meters x 3 Meters GeoTIFF
SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO Raw V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30

N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399

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N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174

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N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383

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N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144

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N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792

CSV
SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30

N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399

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N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174

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N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383

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N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144

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N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792

CSV, PNG
SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 1 HELICOPTER LIDAR 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01

N: 43.974802141694 S: 43.913645323478 E: -115.64243768567 W: -115.73049873632

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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