Atlas of the Cryosphere

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The development of this map server application was supported by NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) Program under contract NAS5-03099. Author: John Maurer. Questions or comments?: nsidc@nsidc.org. Updates: RSS feed

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Glacier basemaps:  (What is a glacier?)

Greenland basemaps:  (What is an ice sheet?)

Permafrost basemaps:  (What is permafrost?)

Satellite imagery:

Sea ice basemaps:  (What is sea ice?)

Snow basemaps: