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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
SnowEx21 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2021-01-13 to 2021-05-27 CAMERON PASS N: 40.52 S: 40.517 E: -105.89 W: -105.893 CSV
SnowEx21 Prairie Station Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2020-11-22 to 2021-05-08 PRAIRIE STATION N: 47.08 S: 47.04 E: -109.93 W: -109.97 CSV
SnowEx21 Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa, CO AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-19 to 2021-04-29 COLORADO N: 40 S: 37 E: -107 W: -109 BIL, ASCII
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SWE Sampler 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12 WESTERN UNITED STATES N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968 CSV
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Depth Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPS, PROBES 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-27 WESTERN UNITED STATES N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.1235 CSV
SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Pits V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2020-11-16 to 2021-05-27 COLORADO, UTAH, MONTANA, IDAHO N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.12351 CSV, Excel, JPEG
SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 CESSNA 206 Riegl Airborne Lidar 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25 ALASKA N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5 GeoTIFF
SnowEx23 Apr23 AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-05 ALASKA N: 63.923672 S: 63.849275 E: -145.740261 W: -145.794581 BIL
SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP HyLab Airborne Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 AIRCRAFT SPECTROMETERS 2023-04-20 to 2023-04-20 ALASKA N: 65.1702045 S: 64.8598472 E: -147.4506291 W: -147.7491983 BSQ
SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Pit Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-18 ALASKA N: 65.16124 S: 63.8631 E: -145.72673 W: -147.72499 CSV
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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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