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
The World Glacier Inventory contains information for over 100,000 glaciers throughout the world. Parameters within the inventory include: geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification of morphological type and moraines.

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.

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 or the Department of Commerce.