Data Summaries

Currently, NSIDC is not distributing AVHRR data becasue of errors in the data. However, replacement data are expected sometime in 2013. If you need information pertaining to the data errors, please see the Error Sources Section of the guide documentation. If you have further questions, contact NSIDC User Services by e-mail: nsidc@nsidc.org or by telephone +1 303.492.6199.

NSIDC maintains and distributes a variety of AVHRR data products, including a collection of AVHRR Polar Pathfinder data. We also use AVHRR Level-1B imagery to monitor developing melt ponds and ice sheet breakup in Antarctica. The tables below summarize these data offerings and provide links to order data and view documentation.

AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Data

All AVHRR products from the NOAA/NASA Pathfinder Program at NSIDC are in 1-byte and 2-byte integer grid format.

DIF ID	Data Set Title
NSIDC-0066	AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Twice-Daily 5 km EASE-Grid Composites
NSIDC-0094	AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Twice-Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Composites

Other AVHRR Data at NSIDC

DIF ID	Data Set Title
NSIDC-0026	AVHRR Leads-ARI Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures