EASE Grid Data Sets

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2002/06/19 to 2011/09/27 25 km
DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 1987/07/09 to 2019/04/03 12.5 km
Enhanced-Resolution SSM/I and AMSR-E Daily Polar Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 		2002/01/01 to 2011/10/01
1995/01/01 to 2008/12/31 		12.5 km
MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR, Version 1 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 1978/10/25 to 2017/07/01
Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2018/06/25 25 km
Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 1978/10/25 to 1987/08/20 25 km
SMAP Enhanced L1C Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution
EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 4 N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180 1984/01/01 to 2018/12/31 12.5 km
MEaSUREs Arctic Sea Ice Characterization Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1 N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180 1979/01/01 to 2012/12/31 25 km
MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2002/07/04 4 km
MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2002/07/04 1 km
MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2002/07/04 1 km
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent and IST Daily L3 Global 4km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2000/02/24 4 km
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2000/02/24 1 km
MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2000/02/24 1 km
Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 4 N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180
N: -37, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 		1978/10/25 to 2018/12/31 Varies
Quicklook Arctic Weekly EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 1 N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180 2019/01/01 12.5 km
Quicklook Arctic Weekly EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 1 N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180
N: -37, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 		2019/01/01 25 km
Sea Ice Charts of the Russian Arctic in Gridded Format, 1933-2006, Version 1 N: 90, S: 60, E: 180, W: -24
N: 90, S: 60, E: -130, W: -180 		1997/01/01 to 2006/12/31
1933/01/01 to 1992/12/31 		12.5
Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution
MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1 N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180 1999/01/01 to 2012/12/31 25 km
Near-Real-Time SSM/I-SSMIS EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent, Version 5 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 2016/12/01 25 km
Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid 2.0 Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent, Version 4 N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180 1966/10/03 to 1978/10/23
1978/10/23 to 2017/12/31 		25 km
Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution
AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2002/06/20 to 2011/10/03
 25 km
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2002/06/19 to 2011/10/03
 25 km
AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids, Version 2 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2002/06/19 to 2011/10/01
 25 km
Global EASE-Grid 8-day Blended SSM/I and MODIS Snow Cover, Version 1 N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180
N: 0, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2000/03/05 to 2008/02/01
 25 km
Global Monthly EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent Climatology, Version 1 N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
1978/01/01 to 2007/12/31
 25 km
Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution
SMAP Enhanced L1C Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP Enhanced L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180
N: 85.044, S: 45, E: 180, W: -180 		2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP L1A Radiometer Time-Ordered Parsed Telemetry, Version 2 N: 86.4, S: -86.4, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 40 km
SMAP L1B Radiometer Half-Orbit Time-Ordered Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 N: 86.4, S: -86.4, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 47 km
SMAP L1C Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 36 km
SMAP L2 Radar Half-Orbit 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 3 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/04/13 to 2015/07/07 3 km
SMAP L2 Radar/Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 3 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/04/13 to 2015/07/07 9 km
SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 5 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 36 km
SMAP L3 Radar Global Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 3 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/04/13 to 2015/07/07 3 km
SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State, Version 3 N: 85.044, S: 45, E: 180, W: -180 2015/04/13 to 2015/07/07 3 km
SMAP L3 Radar/Radiometer Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 3 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/04/13 to 2015/07/07 9 km
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State, Version 2 N: 85.044, S: 45, E: 180, W: -180
N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 		2015/03/31 36 km
SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 5 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 36 km
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update, Version 4 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data, Version 4 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP L4 Global 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants, Version 4 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange, Version 4 N: 85.044, S: -85.044, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 9 km
SMAP/Sentinel-1 L2 Radiometer/Radar 30-Second Scene 3 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture, Version 2 N: 60, S: -60, E: 180, W: -180 2015/03/31 3 km

EASE-Grid Ancillary

Ancillary data products are described in more detail on the Ancillary Data Web page. These global data sets are derived from MODIS (Collection 4) data obtained between July 1 and December 31, 2000 and developed by the Boston University Land Cover and Surface Climate Group. They can be used to examine, for example, fractional coverage of specific land cover types or the average elevation in EASE-Grid pixels at various resolutions.
Title Spatial Resolutions Parameter(s)
EASE-Grid 2.0 Land Cover Classifications Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 3 km x 3 km; 5 km x 5 km; 6.25 km x 6.25 km Land Cover Classification
EASE-Grid 2.0 Land-Ocean-Coastline-Ice Masks Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 3 km x 3 km; 5 km x 5 km; 6.25 x 6.25 km Land Cover
EASE-Grid Land Cover Classifications Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 12.5 km x 12.5 km; 25 km x 25 km Land Cover Classification
EASE-Grid Land-Ocean-Coastline-Ice Masks Derived from Boston University MODIS/Terra Land Cover Data, Version 1 12.5 km x 12.5 km; 25 km x 25 km Land Cover