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Scientists blog from Antarctica and provide a glimpse of what it's like to do research in the field. 
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icepyx is a python software library for accessing and working with ICESat-2 data. Acting as a wrapper around Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) supported by the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), icepyx enables data… Read more »
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Help improve tools and services at NSIDC DAAC
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is one of twelve NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data centers. Several of the data sets distributed by NSIDC are part of the… Read more »
Data download improvements
The process of accessing data from NSIDC is evolving, and with it, the design and function of data set landing pages. The first improvements, released on March 6, reorganize the layout of these pages. The most noticeable change will be… Read more »
Updates deployed to NSIDC Operation IceBridge Data Portal
The NSIDC Operation IceBridge Data Portal was updated on 17 October 2018 to enhance the existing functionality of the map interface: The Collection pane responds dynamically as temporal, spatial, and keyword filters are applied, and now displays only collections meeting… Read more »
Adding clarity to NSIDC data support with new Level of Service (LoS) model
With over 1,100 data sets archived and distributed through the National Snow and Ice Data Center, it is expected that not all data sets and associated documentation are created equal. Some data are part of a larger, continuously-funded long-term mission producing… Read more »
