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Snow Cover Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS), Snow Today, and Worldview guide users in making the most of snow cover data.
Snow Cover Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Dual Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Level 0 Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Look Complex Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Polarization High Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Single Polarization Medium Resolution Ground Range Detected Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 | 4 | NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 | AVIRIS | 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26 |
N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055 |
multiple | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-3, ASCII | |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Soil Moisture Ancillary Restart Files V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present |
N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Trends of Thermal, Wetness, and Vegetative Change in the Circumpolar Arctic | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 1980-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid V002 | 2 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT | 2 | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | NetCDF |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002 | 2 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 2 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG V002 | 2 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid V002 | 2 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid V002 | 2 | JPSS-2, NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m V002 | 2 | JPSS-2, NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | NetCDF |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002 | 2 | JPSS-2, NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.05 Decimal Degrees x 0.05 Decimal Degrees | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/JPSS2 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG V002 | 2 | JPSS-2, NOAA-21 | VIIRS | 2023-02-10 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
375 Meters x 375 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
Featured Observation Method: VIIRS
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is an instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-platforms. VIIRS collects visible and infrared imagery along with global observations of Earth including cryosphere.
The algorithms VIIRS uses for snow cover and sea ice products are specifically designed to be compatible with similar products from older the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, which supports comparison between datasets to facilitate long-term climate data records.
The algorithms VIIRS uses for snow cover and sea ice products are specifically designed to be compatible with similar products from older the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument, which supports comparison between datasets to facilitate long-term climate data records.
Join us to learn how to discover, subset, access and visualize both MODIS and VIIRS data products using a suite of user-friendly tools developed by NASA's ORNL DAAC.
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) will help ensure continuity of Earth observations after the upcoming retirement of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS).
VIIRS I-band (375 m) Active Fire and Corrected Reflectance products are the newest near real-time products available through LANCE.
Image captured on 29 December 2019, by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
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