What's happening at NSIDC?
Each month, NSIDC presents highlights of our activities and accomplishments. Learn how we are addressing challenges in data management, investigating current questions in the cryosphere, and developing innovative ways to add value for our data and information users.
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Looking back on the International Polar Year
December, 2011
The 2007-2008 IPY spawned important legacies for scientific data management.
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A Climate Data Record for sea ice
November, 2011
NSIDC raises sea ice data to a higher standard.
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Greening snow and ice
October, 2011
NSIDC redesigns its energy-gobbling data center into an energy-sipping showcase.
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Working the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
September, 2011
NSIDC hosted a three-day retreat, focused on rapid changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) and related areas of other ice caps.
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Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis: Near-real-time data for all
August, 2011
Scientists and the general public access near-real-time data and analysis on Arctic sea ice.
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A catalog of the cryosphere
July, 2011
NSIDC archivists catalog the cryosphere's past.
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Winds of change
June, 2011
NSIDC scientists look closely at the interplay between recent Arctic weather patterns and declining sea ice cover.
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A new twist on climate communication
May, 2011
The NSIDC Icelights Web site answers questions about climate and sea ice.
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Spanning the satellite generations
April, 2011
NASA turns to individual researchers to help extend Earth's satellite record.
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From satellites to scientists
March, 2011
Accessing NASA's snow and ice data at NSIDC just got a little easier.
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Plotting the big thaw
February, 2011
The future of frozen ground is mushy, according to a new study by NSIDC researchers and colleagues.
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Pressure on the Arctic
January, 2011
NSIDC researchers and colleagues decipher an unusual winter for Arctic sea ice.
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Tracking a runaway glacier
December, 2010
Researchers use data from NASA IceBridge mission to study fast-moving glaciers in Greenland.
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