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EOSDIS Cryosphere Data

The Cryosphere refers to any place on Earth where water is in its solid form, where low temperatures freeze water and turn it into ice. The frozen water can be in the form of solid ice or snow and occurs in many places around the Earth in addition to the Arctic and Antarctic. Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) provide cryospheric data sets provide information about land and sea ice, frozen ground (permafrost), and snow. The primary DAACs specializing in EOSDIS cryospheric data products are the National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC) and Alaska Satellite Facility DAAC (ASF DAAC). Several other DAACs also hold cryospheric data as they relate to their respective disciplines.

Read more about cryosphere topics:

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All About the Cryosphere
Some places on Earth are so cold that water is a solid—ice or snow. Scientists call these frozen places of our planet the "cryosphere." The word "cryosphere" comes from the Greek word for cold, "kryos."

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ASF DAAC NSIDC DAAC ASDC DAAC GES DISC LAADS ORNL DAAC SEDAC
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Available Measurements

Click on one of the measurements below to explore the data in Earthdata Search:

  • Frozen Ground
  • Glaciers/Ice Sheets
  • Sea Ice
  • Snow/Ice

Learn more about Cryosphere Data at EOSDIS

Learn more about Cryosphere Data at EOSDIS by reading Sensing Our Planet articles that feature research utilizing Earth Observing data from the EOSDIS DAACs and watch NASA Earthdata Webinar videos to learn more about NASA Earth science data sets, services and tools to discover, access and use these data.

Access the Earthdata Forum for questions and answers on cryospheric science data.

Cryosphere Data Set Reference Sheet:

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IceBridge Data Portal Data Service Fact Sheet:

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Links

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    Webinar: Operation IceBridge: Come Discover a Decade of Polar Data

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    Webinar: Operation IceBridge Portal - Discover a Wealth of Polar Data (Part 1)

    NASA's Operation IceBridge is an airborne mission that collects a wide range of remote sensing measurements in the polar regions of the world. The National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) is managing the data archive for all IceBridge data, and so an easy-to-use Portal has been developed.

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    Webinar: Operation IceBridge Portal - Discover a Wealth of Polar Data (Part 2)

    This webinar is designed to help users learn to navigate the IceBridge data collection and show them how to discover and access these polar data products using the data portal. This webinar will cover the objectives of the IceBridge mission and provide information about the wide range of available data.

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    A New Era for Gridded Passive Microwave Data at NASA's NSIDC DAAC

Page Last Updated: May 25, 2021 at 4:02 PM EDT

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