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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
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Computed Tomography Snow Microstructure V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Microtomography 2020-02-03 to 2020-02-08 COLORADO N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389 Excel, Text File, BMP
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP CSU 1GHz GPR V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-09 GRAND MESA N: 39.04 S: 39.015 E: -108 W: -108.25 CSV
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Lidar and GPR-Derived Snow Water Equivalent and Snow Density V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02 GRAND MESA N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092 CSV, GeoTIFF
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP UNM 800 and 1600 MHz MALA GPR V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-06 GRAND MESA N: 39.05 S: 39.005 E: -108.12 W: -108.21 CSV
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Snow Depth from Snow Pole Time-Lapse Imagery V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2019-09-29 to 2020-06-10 GRAND MESA N: 39.067 S: 39 E: -107.997 W: -108.228 CSV
SnowEx20 Jemez UNM 800 MHz MALA GPR V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2020-01-22 to 2020-03-04 JEMEZ MOUNTAINS N: 35.889 S: 35.85 E: -106.505 W: -106.537 CSV
SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IRIS, IceCube 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12 GRAND MESA N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143 PNG, CSV
SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2019-12-08 to 2020-04-22 WESTERN UNITED STATES N: 44.30463 S: 35.85789 E: -105.54613 W: -120.29898 CSV
SnowEx20-21 Cameron Pass Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities from Ground Penetrating Radar V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR, LIDAR 2019-12-18 to 2021-05-27 CAMERON PASS N: 40.5202 S: 40.5154 E: -105.8889 W: -105.8931 CSV
SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 0.5m UTM Grid V001 King Air LIDAR 2020-02-09 to 2020-02-19, 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20 COLORADO, IDAHO, UTAH N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 TIFF
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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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