Data Summaries

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-0065	AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Twice-Daily 1.25 km EASE-Grid Composites
NSIDC-0066	AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Twice-Daily 5 km EASE-Grid Composites
NSIDC-0094	AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Twice-Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Composites
NSIDC-0069	Polar Pathfinder Sampler: AVHRR, SMMR-SSM/I, and TOVS Samples and Combined Time Series

Other AVHRR Data at NSIDC

DIF ID	Data Set Title
NSIDC-0022	AVHRR Polar 1 km Level-1B Data Set
ARCSS044	AVHRR (1km) Data Collected Onboard the USCGC Polar Sea
NSIDC-0026	AVHRR Leads-ARI Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures