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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness V001 | AIRCRAFT, P-3B | RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS, PARIS | 2009-04-01 to 2009-05-02 | GREENLAND | N: 84 S: 60 E: -11 W: -73 | ASCII |
| IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles V002 | C-130, DC-8, DHC-3, G-V, P-3B, WP-3D ORION | SNOW RADAR | 2009-03-31 to 2021-05-13 | ARCTIC, ANTARCTICA, GREENLAND | N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4, XML, JPEG |
| IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation V001 | DHC-3 | WISE | 2012-03-16 to 2012-03-26 | ALASKA | N: 61.7 S: 58.7 E: -137.1 W: -148.6 | CSV |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Ice Snow Product in Native Data Format | NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9 | AVHRR | 1983-07-03 to 2009-12-28 | GLOBAL | Binary | |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D1 3-Hourly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format | GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | GLOBAL, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE | HDF4 | |
| International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) Stage D2 Monthly Cloud Products - Revised Algorithm in Hierarchical Data Format | GMS-1, GMS-2, GMS-3, GMS-4, GMS-5, GOES-10, GOES-11, GOES-12, INSAT, METEOSAT-2, METEOSAT-3, METEOSAT-4, METEOSAT-5, METEOSAT-6, METEOSAT-7, METEOSAT-8, METEOSAT-9, MTSAT-1R, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-15, NOAA-16, NOAA-17, NOAA-18, NOAA-7, NOAA-8, NOAA-9, GOES-5, GOES-6, GOES-7, GOES-8, GOES-9 | VISSR, GOES I-M Imager, VHRR, NOT APPLICABLE, MVIRI, SEVIRI, JAMI, AVHRR | 1983-07-01 to 2009-12-31 | GLOBAL, BOUNDARY LAYER, TROPOSPHERE | HDF4 | |
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII Grid | |
| ISLSCP II Northern Hemisphere Monthly Snow Cover Extent | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| Land Cover Classification, Snow Cover, and Fractional Snow-Covered Area Maps from Maxar WorldView Satellite Images V001 | WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | CAMERA | 2015-05-20 to 2019-05-05 | COLORADO, WASHINGTON | N: 39.176142 S: 38.867847 E: -108.032283 W: -108.298097 | GeoTIFF |
| Level-4 9ka Greenland Ice Sheet Balance Velocity V001 | DC-8, P-3B | ACORDS, ICORDS, MCRDS, MCoRDS | 1993-06-23 to 2013-04-26 | GREENLAND | N: 81.51 S: 58.91 E: 6.62 W: -88.33 | 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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