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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA data examine many characteristics of the liquid and frozen water and the dynamic processes they are part of across Earth’s landscape. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Terrestrial Hydrosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
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 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 ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017 V001 CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2 SIRAL, RA-2, RA 1992-03-17 to 2017-12-16 ANTARCTICA N: -54 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Terra SSM/I, SSMIS, MODIS 1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Weekly 100km 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 1966-10-04 to 2012-12-31 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Binned Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B OLCI 2016-04-25 to Present UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALASKA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped CyAN Project, True Color (TC) Data, version 6.0 Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B OLCI 2016-04-25 to Present UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALASKA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Cyanobacteria Index (CI) Data, version 6.0 Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B OLCI 2016-04-25 to Present UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALASKA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0 Sentinel-3A, Sentinel-3B OLCI 2016-04-25 to Present UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALASKA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
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Terrestrial Hydrosphere Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
CyAN File Search The CyAN File Search tool allows users to choose an area over the continental United States and Alaska to retrieve cyanobacteria datasets archived by the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Hydrocron Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. Subsetting, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
SWOT Swath Visualizer The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter. Analysis, Data Curation, Visualization
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