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Snow Depth Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids V001 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04, 2012-07-02 to Present | POLAR | N: -39.23 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5, ASCII |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids V003 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | POLAR | N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids V004 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 | NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, POLAR | N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration and Thickness - Snapshot llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 | GLOBAL OCEAN | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 | |
| IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness V001 | C-130, DC-8, P-3B | ATM, CAMBOT, DMS, SNOW RADAR | 2009-03-19 to 2013-04-25 | ANTARCTICA, GREENLAND | N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 | XML, CSV |
| ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | ICESat | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21 | ARCTIC OCEAN | N: 86 S: 66 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4, PNG |
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