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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
VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters netCDF-4
VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG V002 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters HDF-EOS5
VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid V002 2 Suomi-NPP VIIRS 2012-01-19 to Present

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

375 Meters x 375 Meters HDF-EOS5
Weekly Snow Stake Array Measurements, Summit Station, Greenland V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS SNOW MEASURING ROD 2003-08-06 to 2025-12-17

N: 72.57843 S: 72.57752 E: -38.43651 W: -38.43951

8 Meters x 8 Meters CSV
Western United States UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 TM, ETM+, OLI 1984-10-01 to 2021-09-30

N: 49 S: 31 E: -102 W: -125

0.004444 Decimal Degrees x 0.004444 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4 classic, PNG
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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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