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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, GPS | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 | ALASKA | N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292 | CSV |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Snow Depth Profiles V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | PROBES | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 | ALASKA | N: 70.084378 S: 64.699253 E: -147.485758 W: -149.597226 | CSV |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2022-03-07 to 2023-03-16 | ALASKA | N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 | CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF |
| SnowEx23 Oct22 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Low-snow V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-24 | ALASKA | N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964 | CSV |
| SnowEx23 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CAMERAS | 2022-10-14 to 2024-06-01 | ALASKA | N: 65.1951 S: 64.6995 E: -147.3943 W: -148.3622 | CSV |
| SnowEx23 Snow Water Equivalent V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SNOW TUBE | 2023-03-13 to 2023-03-16 | GULF OF ALASKA | N: 68.615 S: 64.8677 E: -147.6745 W: -149.494 | ASCII |
| SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | LIDAR | 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-10, 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-14 | ALASKA | N: 70.0846 S: 70.0036 E: -148.61304 W: -148.77094 | 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 |
| Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L1-L3 Ancillary NOAA Data V001 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2015-01-31 to Present | GLOBAL LAND | N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-3, ASCII |
| VIIRS/JPSS1 CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid V002 | JPSS-1, NOAA-20 | VIIRS | 2018-01-05 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS5 |
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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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