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 Access and Tools
Snow/Ice Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS RSS-08 Snow Maps Derived from Landsat TM Imagery | 1 | LANDSAT-5 | TM | 1993-01-18 to 1994-02-06 |
N: 54.78 S: 52.9 E: -103.43 W: -106.91 |
Binary | |
| BOREAS RSS-17 1994 ERS-1 Level-3 Freeze/Thaw Backscatter Change Images | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1994-01-03 to 1994-03-19 |
N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 |
Binary | |
| CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-01 | V1-01 | CALIPSO | CALIOP | 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 | HDF5 | ||
| CARVE: Daily Thaw State of Boreal and Arctic Alaska from AMSR-E and SSM/I, 2003-2014 | 1.1 | ADEOS-II, DMSP | AMSR-E, SSM/I | 2003-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 74.399 S: 46.9946 E: -106.947 W: -179.999 |
netCDF-4 | |
| CERES Clouds and Radiative Swath TRMM Edition2C | Edition2C | TRMM | CERES-PFM | 1998-01-01 to 2000-03-31 | HDF4 | ||
| CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001 | 1 | CRYOSAT-2, DMSP 5D-3/F17 | SIRAL, SSMIS | 2010-09-20 to Present |
N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | PNG, netCDF-3 |
| Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31 |
N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| ERS-1 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-1 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-1 | SAR | 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 0 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| ERS-2 Level 1 Product | 1 | ERS-2 | SAR | 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 | 1 | Terra | MISR | 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30 |
N: 46.2812 S: 28.599 E: -99.0185 W: -126.18 |
GeoTIFF | |
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 1988-01-01 to 2009-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Land-only | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 1983-07-01 to 1987-12-31 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GEWEX SRB Integrated Product (Rel-4) Ancillary 3-Hourly Ocean-only | 1 | SATELLITES | RADIOMETERS | 2010-01-01 to 2017-06-30 | NetCDF-4 | ||
| GPM Ground Validation Goddard Profiling Algorithm (GPROF) 2014 IFloodS V3 | 3 | DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-18, METOP-B, NOAA-19, DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F18, METOP-A, GCOM-W1 | SSMIS, MHS, AMSR2 | 2013-03-31 to 2013-07-02 |
N: 51.9073 S: 32.0518 E: -59.9776 W: -123.83 |
HDF5 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Two-Dimensional Video Disdrometer (2DVD) C3VP V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | 2DVD | 2006-12-02 to 2007-04-09 |
N: 44.2432 S: 44.2232 E: -79.7706 W: -79.7906 |
ASCII | |
| High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers V001 | 1 | GEOEYE-1, WORLDVIEW-1, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | GIS, WV60, WV110 | 2012-12-23 to 2017-12-22 |
N: 28.39 S: 28.2 E: 85.77 W: 85.51 N: 28.12 S: 27.85 E: 87 W: 86.64 |
2 Meters x 2 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery V001 | 1 | Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2017-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 39.32788 S: 15.94815 E: 105.0568 W: 60.84164 |
90 Meters x 90 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia ASCAT Freeze/Thaw/Melt Status V001 | 1 | METOP, METOP-A, METOP-B | ASCAT | 2009-01-01 to 2017-10-12 |
N: 44.683 S: 19.125 E: 105.577 W: 63.427 |
4.45 Kilometers x 4.45 Kilometers | PNG, HDF5, GeoTIFF |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-10-01 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 1999-10-01 to 2014-09-30 |
N: 46.34996 S: 20.96392 E: 120.8316 W: 49.1684 |
4 Kilometers x 4 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24 |
N: 28.23525 S: 28.23525 E: 85.61268 W: 85.61268 |
netCDF-3 |
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 |
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