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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
SnowEx23 Oct22 IOP Snow Pits and Substrate Conditions at Freeze Up V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS GPS, MICROSCOPES, SWE Sampler, THERMOMETERS 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-27

N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716

CSV, Excel, JPEG
SnowEx23 Oct22 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Low-snow V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS IceCube 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-24

N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964

1 Meters x 1 Meters CSV
SnowEx23 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2022-10-14 to 2024-06-01

N: 65.1951 S: 64.6995 E: -147.3943 W: -148.3622

CSV
SnowEx23 Snow Water Equivalent V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SNOW TUBE 2023-03-13 to 2023-03-16

N: 68.615 S: 64.8677 E: -147.6745 W: -149.494

ASCII
SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS LIDAR 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-10, 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-14

N: 70.0846 S: 70.0036 E: -148.61304 W: -148.77094

,

N: 68.63965 S: 68.58784 E: -149.34396 W: -149.54981

CSV
Snowmelt Timing Maps Derived from MODIS for North America, Version 2, 2001-2018 2 Terra MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 90 S: 10 E: 0 W: -180

GeoTIFF
Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2015-01-31 to Present

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-3, ASCII
SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product 2.0 SWOT AMR 2022-12-16

N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product Version D D SWOT AMR 2022-12-16

N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product, Version 1.0 1.0 SWOT AMR 2022-12-16

N: 77.6 S: -77.6 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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