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Glaciers and ice sheets data from NASA range from frequently updated high-resolution instrument imagery to radar altimeter measurements. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to measure the location, size, and other characteristics of glaciers and ice sheets.

Glaciers/Ice Sheets Datasets

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Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 RL06Mv02 GRACE-FO, GRACE KBR 2002-04-01

N: 85 S: 60 E: -15 W: -70

55 Decimal Degrees x 25 Decimal Degrees ASCII
Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06 version 02 RL06Mv02 GRACE-FO, GRACE KBR 2002-04-01

N: -70 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

360 Decimal Degrees x 20 Decimal Degrees ASCII
Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE, GRACE-FO GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI 2002-04-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees ASCII
Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.3 version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE, GRACE-FO GRACE INTERFEROMETER, GRACE-FO MWI 2002-04-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees ASCII
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06.3 Version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE-FO, GRACE GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height JPL Release 06.3 Version 04 RL06.3Mv04 GRACE-FO, GRACE GRACE-FO MWI, GRACE-FO LRI, GRACE-FO ACC, GRACE-FO SCA, KBR, GRACE LRR, GRACE ACC, GRACE SCA 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Tellus Level-4 Greenland Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 RL06.1Mv03 GRACE, GRACE-FO 2002-04-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees ASCII
Tellus Level-4 Antarctica Mass Anomaly Time Series from JPL GRACE/GRACE-FO Mascon CRI Filtered Release 06.1 version 03 RL06.1Mv03 GRACE, GRACE-FO 2002-04-01

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees ASCII
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height Coastal Resolution Improvement (CRI) Filtered Release 06.1 Version 03 RL06.1Mv03 GRACE-FO, GRACE 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
JPL GRACE and GRACE-FO Mascon Ocean, Ice, and Hydrology Equivalent Water Height JPL Release 06.1 Version 03 RL06.1Mv03 GRACE-FO, GRACE 2002-04-04

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

0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Greenland Mass Variability Time Series Version 1 from JPL GRACE Mascon CRI Filtered RL05Mv01 GRACE GRACE INTERFEROMETER 2002-04-01

N: 85 S: 60 E: -15 W: -70

55 Decimal Degrees x 25 Decimal Degrees NETCDF
Antarctica Mass Variability Time Series Version 1 from JPL GRACE Mascon CRI Filtered RL05Mv01 GRACE GRACE INTERFEROMETER 2002-04-01

N: -70 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

360 Decimal Degrees x 20 Decimal Degrees NETCDF
MERRA-2 tavg3_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T3NXGLC) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXGLC) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXGLC) 5.12.4 MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present

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

0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004 4 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V003 3 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 2 ALOS, COSMO-SKYMED, ERS-1, ERS-2, ICEYE, PAZ, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, TSX PALSAR, SAR, X-SAR, PAZ-SAR, C-SAR 1992-02-07 to 2025-11-26

N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

100 Meters Shapefile, GeoPackage
IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 2 NASA DC-8, P-3B Accumulation Radar 2013-03-21 to 2018-05-01

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4, XML, JPEG
IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 2 C-130, DHC-3, G-V, NASA DC-8, P-3B, WP-3D ORION SNOW RADAR 2009-03-31 to 2021-05-13

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4, XML, JPEG
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps V002 2 Aqua, Terra MODIS 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30

N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109

100 Meters x 100 Meters
500 Meters x 500 Meters 		GeoTIFF, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery V002 2 GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 CAMERAS 2008-05-15 to 2020-11-19

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V002 2 MODELS NOT APPLICABLE 1970-01-01 to 2019-10-01

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

500 Meters x 500 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Annual Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from SAR Mosaics V002 2 LANDSAT-1, LANDSAT-2, LANDSAT-3, LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI, SAR, C-SAR 1972-09-16 to 2021-03-25

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

15 Meters to 50 Meters x 15 Meters to 50 Meters Shapefile
Radiostratigraphy and Age Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet V002 2 C-130, DHC-6, NASA DC-8, P-3B, WP-3D ORION MCoRDS, ACORDS, MCRDS, ICORDS 1993-06-24 to 2019-05-16

N: 83.9 S: 58.9 E: -10.7 W: -73.5

5 Kilometers x 5 Kilometers netCDF-4
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Featured Observation Glaciers/Ice Sheets Method: ASTER

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high spatial resolution instrument aboard the Terra satellite. ASTER captures images of Earth in 14 different wavelengths from visible to thermal infrared light as well as provides a Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) of the planet's land surface with 30-meter resolution. ASTER data can be used to create detailed visualizations and maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance, and elevation including images of glaciers.

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Glaciers/Ice Sheets Data Tools

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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
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
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