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Glaciers/Ice Sheets Data Access and Tools

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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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 COSMO-SKYMED, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B SAR, C-SAR 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31 ANTARCTICA N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, GEOSAT, ICESat, ICESat-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16 ANTARCTICA N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps V002 Aqua, Terra MODIS 2015-03-12 to 2015-04-30, 2010-03-15 to 2010-05-14, 2005-03-12 to 2005-04-30 GREENLAND N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109 GeoTIFF, Shapefile
MEaSUREs Weekly to Monthly Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from Sentinel-1 Mosaics V001 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2015-01-01 to 2021-12-31 GREENLAND N: 84 S: 59 E: -15 W: -73 Shapefile
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) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
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) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
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) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Surface BRF Daily L2G Global 500m, 1km and 10km SIN Grid V006 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2000-02-26 to 2023-02-17 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS2
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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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Tool Description Services
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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