Greenland annual surface melt, 1979 - 2007
View the extent and frequency of surface melt for the Greenland ice sheet

Greenland melt file for Google Earth (KMZ, 404 KB)

Data Source: Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Characteristics Derived from Passive Microwave Data

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate these images.

Glaciers
View photographs of more than 4,000 glaciers, 1880s to present

Snow, ice, glaciers and permafrost file for Google Earth (KML, 8 KB)

Data Source: Glacier Photograph Collection

Note:.On October 1, we added more than 1,200 Greenland glaciers and several Franz Josef, New Zealand glaciers. Prior users may download the new file to get the updates.

Nordic Seas ice edge
View changes in the sea ice edge in the Nordic Seas, from 1967 to 2002, for the months March through August.

Nordic Seas ice edge (KML, 892 KB)

Data Source: March through August Ice Edge Positions in the Nordic Seas, 1750-2002

Breakup of the Larsen B ice shelf
Watch the disintegration of the Larsen B ice shelf in 2002, as captured in MODIS satellite images

Larsen B ice shelf file for Google Earth (KMZ, 3 MB)

Data Source: Animation of Larsen B breakup

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate these images.

Changes in glaciers, the Larsen B ice shelf, and Arctic sea ice extent
View photographs showing long-term changes in glaciers; watch the disintegration of the Larsen B ice shelf; and view Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extents from 1979 through present

Glaciers, ice shelves, and sea ice file for Google Earth (KML, 8 KB)

Data Sources: Glacier Photograph Collection; Sea Ice Index; Animation of Larsen B breakup

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate the Larsen B and sea ice extents.

Glaciers
View photographs of more than 4,000 glaciers, 1880s-present

Snow, ice, glaciers, and permafrost file for Google Earth (KML, 8 KB)

Data Sources: Glacier Photograph Collection; Long-Term Change Photograph Pairs

Note:.On October 1, we added more than 1,200 Greenland glaciers and several Franz Josef, New Zealand glaciers. Prior users may download the new file to get the updates.

GLIMS ASTER glacier footprints
View approximately 150,000 ASTER browse images over regions of the world where glaciers exist (from 2000-present)

GLIMS ASTER glacier footprints file (KMZ, 4 KB)

Data Source: GLIMS Glacier Database; Terra ASTER Metadata Inventory, EROS

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate these images.

IceTrek iceberg tracks
Explore the lifecycle of drifting Antarctic icebergs, and view photos from instruments riding on the bergs

IceTrek iceberg tracks file (KMZ, 6.7 MB)

Data Source: IceTrek Web site

NISE daily sea ice concentration, July - September 2007
View daily sea ice concentration for the two months leading up to the record Arctic sea ice minimum extent in September 2007

NISE daily sea ice concentration, July 16 - September 16, 2007 file (KMZ, 612 KB)

Data Source: Near Real-Time SSM/I EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent (NISE)

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate these images.

Permafrost, ground ice
View permafrost and ground ice types and extents in the Northern Hemisphere

Snow, ice, glaciers, and permafrost file for Google Earth (KML, 8 KB)

Data Source: Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground-Ice Conditions

Sea ice
View Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extents from 1979 through present for months March and September (animated data time series)

Sea ice extents file for Google Earth (KMZ, 491 KB)

Note: See Time Series in Google Earth to animate these images.

Data Source: Sea Ice Index

Sea ice, snow
View yesterday’s snow and ice data

Snow, ice, glaciers, and permafrost file for Google Earth (KML, 8 KB)

Data Source: Near Real-Time SSM/I EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent (NISE)

Antarctic Glaciological Data Center field data
Locate and link to Antarctic images and data sets from the Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC)

Antarctic data file for Google Earth (KMZ, 11 KB)

Data Source: NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center