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March 4, 2021

New data set release: High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios

The High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »

February 17, 2021

USNIC Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration and Climatologies Now Available

NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of sea ice chart data resulting from collaboration with the U.S. National Ice Center (USNIC) called the U.S. National Ice Center Arctic and… Read more »

February 11, 2021

Data set update: LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product

The LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 data set has been updated at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »

February 11, 2021

Data set update: LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms

The LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC)… Read more »

February 11, 2021

Data set update: LVIS L1A Geotagged Images

The LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 data set has been updated at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) to now include data from… Read more »

February 11, 2021

User Notice: SMAP Level-1, -2, -3, and -4 data sets at NSIDC DAAC

Newly re-processed SMAP Level-1, -2, -3, and -4 data sets, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), contain antenna scan angle… Read more »

February 11, 2021

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 »

February 11, 2021

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 through… Read more »

February 10, 2021

Data set updates: MEaSUREs Greenland Annual/Quarterly/Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat, Version 2

The MEaSUREs Greenland Annual/Quarterly/Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat, Version 2 data sets have been updated. These annual, quarterly and monthly data sets have been reprocessed using… Read more »

February 8, 2021

New data sets released: SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR CMP Snow Water Equivalent and Travel-Times

The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR CMP Snow Water Equivalent, Version 1 and SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU Multi-polarization 1 GHz GPR CMP Travel-Times, Version 1… Read more »

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