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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased to announce its participation in NASA’s Earthdata Forum. Earthdata Forum provides a central online location… Read more »
Data Announcements
Data set update: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 6
The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 6 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: MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 4
The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 4 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been… Read more »
New version available: MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery, Version 2
The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Data set update: Daily 4 km Gridded SWE and Snow Depth from Assimilated In-Situ and Modeled Data over the Conterminous US, Version 1
The temporal coverage of the Daily 4 km Gridded SWE and Snow Depth from Assimilated In-Situ and Modeled Data over the Conterminous US, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National… Read more »
Data set update: CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness
The CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC),… Read more »
Data set update: Ease-Grid Sea Ice Age
The EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 4 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 31… Read more »
Data set update: Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors
The Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 4 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
New data set release: ATLAS/ICESat-2 ATL03 Ancillary Masks, Version 1
The ATLAS/ICESat-2 ATL03 Ancillary Masks, Version 1 is an ancillary ICESat-2 data set that contains four static surface masks (land ice, sea ice, land, and ocean) provided to reduce the… Read more »
New data set release: ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves, Version 1
The ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This… Read more »
