A Focus for NOAA-supported
Data Management Activities at NSIDC
The NOAA team at NSIDC manages about 60 NOAA data sets, and publishes
several new data sets each year, with an emphasis on in situ data,
digitizing old and sometimes forgotten but valuable analog data, and data sets from operational communities such as the U.S. Navy.
We also help develop educational pages, contribute to larger projects,
and support the WDC for Glaciology, Boulder, and the Roger G. Barry Resource
Office for Cryospheric Studies at NSIDC.
NSIDC was established at the University of Colorado by NOAA's National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) in 1982,
to serve as a national information and referral center for polar research.
While NSIDC is not part of NOAA, we are affiliated with the NOAA National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) through a cooperative agreement, and archive
and distribute our NOAA data in partnership with NGDC. NOAA at NSIDC
activities are made possible by support from NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC, and the
NOAA Arctic Research Program.
Featured Products from NOAA@NSIDC
Sea Ice Index
Average sea ice conditions estimated using satellite passive
microwave data for the most recent month available, as well as snapshots
of trends and anomalies that compare these recent conditions with the
mean for the month.
Glacier Photograph Collection
A collection of glacier images, including the Repeat Photography of Glaciers
Special Collection.
World Glacier Inventory
More than 34,000 glaciers in China were added to the World Glacier Inventory.
To access the new data from this update, proceed to the World
Glacier Inventory search page and select "CAREERI, Lanzhou, China.
Che/Wu" from the Data Contributor pull-down menu.
NSIDC Data on Virtual Globes
View selected time-series data and images using Google Earth.
Cryospheric Climate Indicators
View recent data on climate indicators for soil temperature, snow cover,
sea ice, and greenness.
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Disclaimer: This
internet site was prepared by the National Snow and Ice Data Center,
part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
(CIRES), with support in part from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, under cooperative agreement
NA17RJ1229 and other grants. The statements, findings, conclusions,
and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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