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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 | NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 | AVIRIS | 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26 | COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, HAWAII | N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055 | multiple |
| Snow Depth, Stratigraphy, and Temperature in Wrangell St Elias NP, Alaska, 2016-2018 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS, CAMERA, GPS, MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2016-09-01 to 2018-03-20 | ALASKA | N: 62.3924 S: 62.2562 E: -143 W: -143.323 | CSV |
| Snow Properties and Wildlife Tracks in Washington and Alaska | FIELD SURVEYS | PENETROMETERS | 2021-01-09 to 2023-03-13 | WASHINGTON, ALASKA | N: 63.9688 S: 48.0523 E: -117.172 W: -150.008 | CSV |
| Snowmelt Timing Maps Derived from MODIS for North America, Version 2, 2001-2018 | Terra | MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA | N: 90 S: 10 W: -180 | GeoTIFF |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT | NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF | |
| VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-01-19 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF | |
| VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover 6-Min L2 Swath 375m NRT | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2023-10-10 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | NetCDF |
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