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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 Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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
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
MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 2 ALOS, Aqua, COSMO-SKYMED, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Terra PALSAR, MODIS, SAR, ASAR, OLI, C-SAR 1992-02-07 to 2015-12-31

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

GeoTIFF, BMP, Shapefile
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
MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V001 1 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 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 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 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 Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) 2000 Image Mosaic V001 1 LANDSAT-7, RADARSAT-1 ETM+, SAR 1999-06-30 to 2002-09-04

N: 82 S: 60 E: -20 W: -70

15 Meters x 15 Meters
30 Meters x 30 Meters 		GeoTIFF, ASCII
MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 1 ICESat, NOAA-14, SPOT-5, Terra GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters
90 Meters x 90 Meters 		GeoTIFF
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 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 Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS V001 1 Aqua, Terra MODIS 2008-03-01 to 2016-09-30

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

100 Meters x 100 Meters
500 Meters x 500 Meters 		GeoTIFF
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 1 COSMO-SKYMED, ERS-1, ERS-2, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B SAR, C-SAR 2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31

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

100 Meters x 100 Meters Shapefile, GeoPackage
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 1 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

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

1920 Meters x 1920 Meters netCDF-4
MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 1 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16

N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

1920 Meters x 1920 Meters netCDF-4
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 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 Weekly to Monthly Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from Sentinel-1 Mosaics V001 1 Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B C-SAR 2015-01-01 to 2021-12-31

N: 84 S: 59 E: -15 W: -73

15 Meters to 50 Meters x 15 Meters to 50 Meters 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 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) at GES DISC 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) at GES DISC 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
MODIS/Terra+Aqua BRDF Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 061 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2000-02-24 to Present

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

1000 Meters x 1000 Meters HDF-EOS2
MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Surface BRF Daily L2G Global 500m, 1km and 10km SIN Grid V006 006 Terra, Aqua MODIS 2000-02-26 to 2023-02-17

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

500 Meters x 500 Meters HDF-EOS2
NISAR Beta Geocoded Pixel Offsets (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-10-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, YAML, PNG, KML, CSV, PDF
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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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