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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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NISAR Beta Geocoded Polarimetric Covariance Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-10-01 to Present

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

HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML
NISAR Beta Geocoded Single Look Complex Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-10-01 to Present

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

HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML
NISAR Beta Geocoded Unwrapped Interferogram Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-10-01 to Present

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

HDF5, PNG, XML, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML
NISAR Beta Radar Raw Signal Calibration Data (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2021-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5, YAML
NISAR Beta Radar Raw Signal Science Data (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2021-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, PDF, YAML
NISAR Beta Range Doppler 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
NISAR Beta Range Doppler Single Look Complex Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-10-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, PNG, PDF, CSV, KML, YAML
NISAR Beta Range Doppler Unwrapped Interferogram Product (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
NISAR Beta Range Doppler Wrapped Interferogram Product (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
NISAR Ephemeral Archive Radar Raw Signal Calibration Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, YAML
NISAR Ephemeral Archive Radar Raw Signal Science Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, PDF, YAML
NISAR Level 0A Science Telemetry Data (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Level 1 Private Ephemeral Archive Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, CSV, PDF, KML, YAML, PNG
NISAR Level 1 Private Permanent Archive Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, CSV, PDF, KML, YAML, PNG
NISAR Level 2 Private Ephemeral Archive Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, CSV, PDF, KML, YAML, PNG
NISAR Level 2 Private Permanent Archive Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, CSV, PDF, KML, YAML, PNG
NISAR List of Delivered Files 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

ASCII
NISAR Permanent Archive Radar Raw Signal Science Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, XML, PDF, YAML
NISAR Permanent Private Archive Radar Raw Signal Calibration Data 1 NISAR L-SAR, S-SAR 2025-08-01 to Present

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

HDF5, YAML
NISAR Provisional Custom Products 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Provisional Geocoded Pixel Offsets (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Provisional Geocoded Polarimetric Covariance Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Provisional Geocoded Single Look Complex Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Provisional Geocoded Unwrapped Interferogram Product (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
NISAR Provisional Level 0A Science Telemetry Data (Version 1) 1 NISAR 2008-01-01 to Present

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

HDF5
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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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