NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC)

The MODIS/Terra CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6.1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains daily cloud-free snow cover derived from the MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid data set (MOD10A1). Data are provided on 10° x 10° tiles projected to the 500 m sinusoidal grid.

The SnowEx17 CRREL Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud, Version 1 dataset, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has updated 11 files that had incorrect geolocation information and added 4 new files with additional sites and dates.

Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/YOIPYEWCZOD5

The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR Raw, Version 1, is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains the geolocated, unprocessed results of a ground penetrating radar survey conducted as part of the 2020 SnowEx campaign. Data were collected at Grand Mesa, Colorado (a snow-covered, forested study site) between 28 January 2020 and 04 February 2020.

Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/CJNEM8UDNXKA

The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from InSAR, Version 3 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated to a new version. This data set is part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program. It provides velocity estimates determined from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data for major glacier outlet areas in Greenland.

The SnowEx20 SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains raw penetration force profiles from the SnowEx 2020 Intensive Observation Period in Grand Mesa, Colorado. Measurements were taken using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer. The data files contain force measurements (in Newtons) at various snow depths. Data are available from 28 January 2020 through 12 February 2020.

The SnowEx20 Community Snow Depth Probe Measurements, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set, collected during the SnowEx 2020 Intensive Operation Period (IOP) in Grand Mesa, Colorado, contains in situ snow depth measurements. Snow depth was measured using one of three instruments - Magnaprobe, Mesa 2, or pit ruler. Pit ruler data were collected from 150 snow pits identified for the Grand Mesa IOP.

The Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 3 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated through 31 December 2019. This data set contains sea ice concentrations, ice-covered area, ice persistence, and sea ice extent for the Arctic and Antarctic.

The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 24 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains spot elevation measurements with corresponding waveforms of Greenland, Arctic, and Antarctic sea ice.

The IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 24 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, and Greenland, Antarctic Peninsula, and West Antarctic region ice surface acquired by the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation.

The IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 2 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 25 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 3 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated to a new version and new data access options are also available. The data have been reprocessed using upgraded software and a revised DEM. There are two new parameters, a calibrated sigma0 radar backscatter product and a calibrated and radiometrically terrain-corrected gamma0 radar backscatter product.

The IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 24 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

The IceBridge ATM L1B Near-Infrared Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 24 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains geolocated waveforms measured by the Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) near-infrared (NIR) lidar.

The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Antarctic campaign, from 24 October 2019 through 20 November 2019, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Greenland, Arctic, and Antarctic sea ice acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) narrow-swath instrumentation.

The AMSRE/AMSR2 Unified L2B Global Swath Surface Precipitation, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set provides instantaneous surface precipitation rate and type over land and ocean, and precipitation profiles over ocean between 89.24 degrees north and south latitudes with spatial resolutions of 10 km spatial resolution along the track and 5 km spatial resolution along the scan.

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 acquisition in as few as three lines of code.

The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 3 (ATL10) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set contains estimates of sea ice freeboard, calculated using three different approaches. Sea ice leads used to establish the reference sea surface and descriptive statistics used in the height estimates are also provided.

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 Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), will replace the DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 (NSIDC-0032) data set. NSIDC will continue quarterly processing of NSIDC-0032 through 31 December 2020, after which no new data will be available; the data set will be retired in 2021.

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 Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated through 31 December 2019. This data set is generated from brightness temperature data and is designed to provide a consistent time series of sea ice concentrations spanning the coverage of several passive microwave instruments. The data are provided in the polar stereographic projection at a grid cell size of 25 x 25 km.

The LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated from a basic to a standard level of service. Learn about levels of service.