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NSIDC is experiencing delays receiving some MODIS data sets from our data provider. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact User Services if you have questions.
Data Announcements: MODIS 
NSIDC Web Site and FTP Server Down for System Maintenance
From 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 04 until noon Friday, June 06 (USA Mountain Time), our Web site and FTP server will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We apologize for… Read more »
Data FTP URL Change
Notice to Users of AMSR-E, GLAS, IceBridge, MODIS and NISE Data. The FTP location for accessing AMSR-E, GLAS, IceBridge, MODIS, and NISE data changed in October from n4ftl01u.ecs.nasa.gov to n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org…. Read more »
MODIS Browse Images Unavailable
12,500 Browse Images from 19 June 2002 to 10 September 2002 are unavailable for MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MOD10_L2) and MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath… Read more »
New RSS Data Feed Available for AMSR-E and MODIS Products
Data users can now subscribe to receive new AMSR-E and MODIS data via an RSS data feed as soon as they are ingested at NSIDC.
Power Outage at Goddard Causes MODIS Data Loss
Due to a power outage at the Goddard Space Flight Facility on 22 September 2010, there were satellite data losses for the MODIS/Terra and MODIS/Aqua sea ice and snow products.
MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A1) Version 4 Snow Data Product Removed from NSIDC’s Archive
On 17 July 2009, the MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m Grid (MOD10A1) Version 4 (V004) snow data product will be removed from NSIDC’s archive.
Version 4 MODIS Snow and Sea Ice Data Products Have Been Removed from NSIDC’s Archive
Version 4 MODIS snow and sea ice data products have been removed from NSIDC’s archive. NSIDC will retain a small amount of MODIS Version 4 data from each data set… Read more »
Missing Granules for MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG Data Product (MOD10CM)
Missing Granules for MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG Data Product (MOD10CM).
MODIS Data Unavailable From 20 April 2009 Through 23 April 2009
Due to system maintenance from Monday, 20 April 2009 through Thursday, 23 April 2009, NSIDC will not receive MODIS data from our data provider.
