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Snow/Ice 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 and ice data.
Snow/Ice Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Snow/Ice Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Active Layer Thickness from Remote Sensing Permafrost Model, Alaska, 2001-2015 | SATELLITES, SMAP | MODIS, SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | ALASKA | N: 70.214 S: 55.5667 E: -132.576 W: -179.18 | netCDF-4 classic |
| ABoVE: Aerial Photographs of Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, October 2014 | Airplane | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 | ALASKA | N: 64.9392 S: 64.8589 E: -147.758 W: -147.949 | GeoTIFF |
| ABoVE: CO2 and CH4 Fluxes and Meteorology at Flux Tower Sites, Alaska, 2015-2017 | FIELD SURVEYS, GROUND STATIONS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS | PROBES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, THERMOCOUPLES, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, PYRANOMETERS | 2015-01-01 to 2017-03-09 | N: 71.282 S: 68.4864 E: -155.75 W: -157.41 | CSV | |
| ABoVE: Dall Sheep Track Sinking Depths, Snow Depth, Hardness, and Density, 2017 | FIELD SURVEYS | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2017-03-19 to 2017-03-22 | N: 62.2791 S: 62.2579 E: -143.009 W: -143.06 | CSV | |
| ABoVE: Last Day of Spring Snow, Alaska, USA, and Yukon Territory, Canada, 2000-2016 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-04-01 to 2016-07-02 | N: 68.9658 S: 52.1694 E: -97.9489 W: -175.762 | GeoTIFF | |
| ABoVE: Methane Ebullition Hotspots in Frozen Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct 2014 | FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane | GPS, CAMERAS | 2014-10-08 to 2014-10-08 | ALASKA | N: 64.9368 S: 64.863 E: -147.769 W: -147.939 | Shapefile |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 | Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP | SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 | EASTERN ASIA, ALASKA, CANADA | N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 | DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, Nimbus, DMSP | SSMIS, AMSR-E, SMMR, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20 | ALASKA, EASTERN ASIA, CANADA | N: 72.4085 S: 51.6089 E: -107.83 W: -180 | multiple |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 | ALASKA | N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 | COG |
| Alaska's Changing YK Delta: Knowledge Exchange between Elders and Geoscientists, 2018 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2018-11-14 to 2018-11-16 | ALASKA | N: 63.4333 S: 59.5816 E: -159.478 W: -166.553 |
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