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NASA IceBridge Data at NSIDC

NSIDC now offers online access to data from NASA's IceBridge mission. We presently have data from the 2009 Greenland and Antarctica campaigns. Data from the Spring 2010 Greenland campaign are coming very soon.

Photo courtesy Michael Studinger/NASA
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Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis

Read our scientific analysis of Arctic sea ice conditions year-round, and view daily satellite image updates. We provide an update during the first week of each month, or more frequently as conditions warrant.

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NSIDC Monthly Highlights: A Satellite Signs Off; Science Data Live On

A satellite's end is just the beginning for researchers studying changes in the cryosphere.

Image courtesy C.A. Shuman
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NSIDC Education Center: All About Frozen Ground

People may not think much about frozen ground, but they notice what can happen when the ground freezes. Learn about frozen ground and permafrost in our newest education resource.

Photo courtesy Andrew Balser
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NSIDC Scientists Traverse the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

During the Antarctic summer of 2008-2009, NSIDC scientist Ted Scambos and the U.S. – Norway Traverse team traveled 1,000 miles across the windswept, remote East Antarctic ice sheet, measuring ice sheet elevation and thickness. Find more photographs from the poles in the NSIDC Photo Gallery.

Photo courtesy Ted Scambos, NSIDC
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Current Features at NSIDC

Monthly Highlights

Each month, NSIDC presents highlights of our activities and accomplishments. More

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All About Frozen Ground

Learn about frozen ground and permafrost in our newest education resource. More

All About Frozen Ground

Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis

Read year-round scientific analysis and see daily image updates of Arctic sea ice. More

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News at NSIDC

1 September 2010

Critical polar data flow briskly to researchers

Operation IceBridge embarks on its fourth field season in October. The mission is now paralleled by a campaign to bring data to researchers as quickly as possible.

30 August 2010

Groundbreaking NASA satellite mission comes to a finale

The NASA Ice, Cloud, and Elevation satellite (ICESat) re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere today, ending a seven-year operation. But the data from the mission will live on at NSIDC.

13 July 2010

NSIDC goes green with a new grant

NSIDC will modify its computing center to become one of the most energy-efficient data centers in the United States.

 

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