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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
SnowEx23 CRREL Ground Penetrating Radar V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-15 ALASKA N: 68.64 S: 68.5257 E: -149.2186 W: -149.598 CSV
SnowEx23 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IRIS, IceCube, InfraSnow 2023-03-06 to 2023-03-16 ALASKA N: 70.085 S: 68.528 E: -148.612 W: -149.597 CSV
SnowEx23 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Snow-off Data V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2023-10-17 to 2023-10-28 ALASKA N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964 ASCII
SnowEx23 Mar22 IOP Snow Depth Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS MAGNAPROBE 2022-03-08 to 2022-03-23 ALASKA N: 70.085 S: 64.699 E: -147.49 W: -149.597 CSV
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Community Snow Depth Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 ALASKA N: 70.085 S: 64.699 E: -147.49 W: -149.597 CSV
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPR, GPS 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 ALASKA N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292 CSV
SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Snow Depth Profiles V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS PROBES 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 ALASKA N: 70.084378 S: 64.699253 E: -147.485758 W: -149.597226 CSV
SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS 2022-03-07 to 2023-03-16 ALASKA N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF
SnowEx23 Oct22 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Low-snow V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-24 ALASKA N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964 CSV
SnowEx23 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery V001 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2022-10-14 to 2024-06-01 ALASKA N: 65.1951 S: 64.6995 E: -147.3943 W: -148.3622 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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