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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 Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEaSUREs Greenland Quarterly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat V005 | LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, X-SAR | 2014-12-01 to 2024-11-30 | GREENLAND, POLAR, ARCTIC | N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9 | GeoTIFF, JPEG, Shapefile |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Surface Melt Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 | GREENLAND | N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map V002 | ALOS, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, TDX, TSX | PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR | 1996-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | ANTARCTICA, POLAR | N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity Maps of Central Antarctica: 1997 and 2009 V001 | RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2 | SAR | 1997-09-09 to 1997-10-20, 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | ANTARCTICA | N: -72 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII |
| MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Ice Velocity of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica V001 | ALOS, ERS-1, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, TDX | PALSAR, SAR | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31, 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31, 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31, 2006-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | ANTARCTICA | N: -71.9876 S: -80.4614 E: 82.8345 W: -127.3826 | netCDF-3, Binary, ASCII |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Annual 240 m Ice Sheet Extent Masks, 1997-2021 V001 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1997-10-01 to 2021-03-14 | ANTARCTICA | N: -57.6 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Landsat Image-Pair Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities V001 | LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 | TM, ETM+, OLI | 1982-11-12 to 2019-04-27 | GLOBAL LAND | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Regional Glacier and Ice Sheet Surface Velocities V002 | LANDSAT-4, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B | TM, ETM+, OLI, OLI-2, C-SAR, Sentinel-2 MSI | 1984-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | ALASKA, CANADA, ANTARCTICA, GREENLAND, HIMALAYAS | N: 65.04 S: 51.05 E: -124.51 W: -171.53 | netCDF-4 |
| MEaSUREs Multi-year Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaic V001 | ALOS, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, TSX | PALSAR, SAR, OLI | 1995-12-01 to 2015-10-31 | GREENLAND | N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 | GeoTIFF, JPEG |
| MEaSUREs Multi-year Reference Velocity Maps of the Antarctic Ice Sheet V001 | ALOS, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2, LANDSAT-8, RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, TDX, TSX | PALSAR, ASAR, SAR, OLI, C-SAR, X-SAR | 2014-07-01 to 2017-06-30, 2007-07-01 to 2009-06-30, 1995-07-01 to 2001-06-30 | ANTARCTICA | N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 |
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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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