Data Sets
NSIDC archives and distributes a variety of data sets in the polar stereographic projection. The products are grouped in the following categories:
- Brightness Temperature Products
- Sea Ice Products
- Snow on Sea Ice Products
Polar Stereo Brightness Temperatures
Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
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AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 12.5 km | 1 day, 5 day | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Depth |
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration |
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 6.25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature |
DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 |
N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
2006/12/14 to 2018/12/31 | 25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature |
Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 1 |
N: 90, S: 60, E: 180, W: -180
N: -60, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
2013/01/01 | 25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature |
Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 |
N: -50, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 50, E: 180, W: -180 |
1972/12/11 to 1977/05/16 | 25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature |
Nimbus-7 SMMR Polar Gridded Radiances and Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 |
N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/25 to 1987/08/20 | 25 km | 2 day | Brightness Temperature, Ice Extent, Sea Ice Concentration |
Polar Stereo Sea Ice
Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
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AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 12.5 km | 1 day, 5 day | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Depth |
AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 25 km Brightness Temperature & Sea Ice Concentration Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 25 km | 1 day | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration |
Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 3 |
N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/26 to 2017/12/31 | 25 km | 1 day, 1 month | Sea Ice Concentration |
Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2015/01/01 | 25 km | 1 day | Sea Ice Concentration |
Near-Real-Time NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration, Version 1 |
N: 89.84, S: 31.1, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39.36, S: -89.84, E: 180, W: -180 |
2018/01/01 | 25 km | 1 day, 1 month | Sea Ice Concentration |
Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 |
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
1972/12/13 to 1977/05/11 | 25 km | 1 day, 1 month | Sea Ice Concentration |
Nimbus-7 SMMR Polar Gridded Radiances and Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 |
N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/25 to 1987/08/20 | 25 km | 2 day | Brightness Temperature, Ice Extent, Sea Ice Concentration |
NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration, Version 3 |
N: 89.84, S: 31.1, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39.36, S: -89.84, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/11/01 to 2017/12/31 | 25 km | 1 day, 1 month | Sea Ice Concentration |
Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data, Version 1 |
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/26 to 2017/12/31 | 25 km | 1 month, 1 day | Average Sea Ice Concentration, Sea Ice Concentration |
Sea Ice Index, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/26 | 25 km | 1 day, 1 month | Ice Extent, Ice Growth/Melt, Sea Ice Concentration |
Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 2 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/26 to 2015/12/31 | 25 km | Ice Extent, Sea Ice Concentration | |
Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
1978/10/26 to 2016/12/31 | 25 km | Varies | Ice Extent, Sea Ice Concentration |
Polar Stereo Snow on Sea Ice
Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
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AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 3 |
N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180 |
2002/06/01 to 2011/10/04 | 12.5 km | 1 day, 5 day | Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, Snow Depth |
Snow Melt Onset Over Arctic Sea Ice from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS Brightness Temperatures, Version 3 | N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180 | 1979/01/01 to 2012/12/31 | 25 km | 1 year | Snow Melt |