This data set provides a Near-Real-Time (NRT) map of sea ice concentrations for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1
This is the most recent version of these data.
- June 2016
Starting on 1 April 2016, sea ice concentration fields are computed using F18 data. - March 2015
New smaller pole hole mask used: SSMIS Pole Hole
New spurious ice masks: NIC Valid Ice Masks - 1999
Initial release of this data product.
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As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Maslanik, J. and J. Stroeve. 1999. Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.5067/U8C09DWVX9LM. [Date Accessed].