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Beginning in 2021, the MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR, Version 1 (NSIDC-0630) data set, available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active… Read more »
Data Announcements: SSMI-SSMIS 
Data set update: Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data
The Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data, Version 1 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Data set update: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures
The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated… Read more »
Data set update: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 5 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated through… Read more »
Data set update: Arctic Sea Ice Seasonal Change and Melt/Freeze Climate Indicators from Satellite Data
The Arctic Sea Ice Seasonal Change and Melt/Freeze Climate Indicators from Satellite Data, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR
The MEaSUREs Calibrated Enhanced-Resolution Passive Microwave Daily EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperature ESDR, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Data Set Update: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
In August 2019, NSIDC discovered large gaps in the 2018 F18 brightness temperature record. These data gaps occurred between 11 February – 13 March and 30 September – 31 October. They affected data… Read more »
Data set update: Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures
The data access location for the Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active… Read more »
Data set updates: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures
The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 5 and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data sets, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data… Read more »
Data set update: Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
The data access location for the Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »
