Data Sets

Sea Ice Concentration/Extent

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 12.5 km Brightness Temperature, Sea Ice Concentration, & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 3 (AE_SI12)

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

Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 3 (NSIDC-0079)

N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180

N: -39, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
1978/11/01 to 2019/12/31
 25 km 1 day, 1 month SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Sea Ice Essential Climate Variables (ECV) project, Version 1 (NSIDC-0687)
2008/01/01 to 2008/12/31

ESA Sea Ice Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Ice_cci) Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Record from the AMSR-E and AMSR-2 Instruments at 25 km Grid Spacing, Version 1 (NSIDC-0717)

N: 90, S: 16.62393, E: 180, W: -180

N: -16.62393, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2002/06/01 to 2011/09/30

2012/07/01 to 2015/12/31
 25 km 1 day SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

ESA Sea Ice Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Ice_cci) Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Record from the AMSR-E and AMSR-2 Instruments at 50 km Grid Spacing, Version 1 (NSIDC-0718)

N: 90, S: 16.62393, E: 180, W: -180

N: -16.62393, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2002/06/01 to 2011/09/30

2012/07/01 to 2015/12/31
 50 km 1 day SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

EUMETSAT OSI SAF Global Sea Ice Concentration Reprocessing Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0508)

N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
1978/10/27 to 2009/10/24
 25 km SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Global Products for Ice Concentration, Ice Edge, Ice Type, Sea Ice Drift, Version 1 (NSIDC-0678)

 		2005/01/01

HadISST Monthly Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 (NSIDC-0682)

 		1870/01/01

Ice Analysis Products and Polar Ice Extent, Version 1 (NSIDC-0679)

 		1994/01/01

IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis at 1 km, 4 km, and 24 km Resolutions, Version 1 (G02156)

N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180

 1997/02/04 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT, SNOW COVER

Lead Detection in Arctic Sea Ice from CryoSat-2, Version 1 (NSIDC-0680)
2011/01/01 to 2015/02/28

MASAM2: Daily 4 km Arctic Sea Ice Concentration, Version 1 (G10005)

N: 90, S: 29.08, E: 180, W: -180

 2012/07/03 4 km 1 day SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Day, Version 6 (MYD29P1D)

N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180

 2002/07/04 1 km 1 day ICE EXTENT, ICE TEMPERATURE

MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent Daily L3 Global 1km EASE-Grid Night, Version 6 (MOD29P1N)

N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180

 2000/02/24 1 km 1 day ICE TEMPERATURE

Multisensor Analyzed Sea Ice Extent - Northern Hemisphere (MASIE-NH), Version 1 (G02186)

N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180

 2006/01/01 4 km 1 day ICE EDGES, ICE EXTENT, ICE GROWTH/MELT

Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 (NSIDC-0081)

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

NOAA High-resolution (0.25° x 0.25°) Blended Analysis of Daily SST and Ice, OISSTv2, Version 1 (NSIDC-0676)

 		1981/09/01

NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration, Version 3 (G02202)

N: -39.36, S: -89.84, E: 180, W: -180

N: 89.84, S: 31.1, E: 180, W: -180
1978/11/01 to 2019/12/31
 25 km 1 day, 1 month SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Sample monthly and daily sea ice product from 10 different algorithms, Version 1 (NSIDC-0681)
2012/01/01 to 2012/12/31

Sea Ice Concentration data from AMSR-E, AMSR2 & SSMIS, U Bremen and U Hamburg ASI algorithm, Version 1 (NSIDC-0675)

 		2002/06/01

Sea Ice Concentration Data from HadISST, Version 1 (NSIDC-0685)
1870/01/01 to 2012/09/30

Sea Ice Concentration Data from NOAA OI, Version 1 (NSIDC-0683)
1981/10/01 to 2012/09/30

Sea Ice Concentration Data Reprocessed from SMMR and SSM/I, Version 1 (NSIDC-0684)
1979/01/01 to 2009/12/31

Sea Ice Concentration Maps Daily and Monthly Sea Ice Concentration Maps (Near Real Time), Version 1 (NSIDC-0673)

 		1992/01/01

Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0051)

N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180

N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
1978/10/26 to 2020/10/31
 25 km 1 day, 1 month SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Sea Ice Index, Version 3 (G02135)

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 ICE EXTENT, ICE GROWTH/MELT, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

SSMIS Sea Ice Concentration Maps on 10 km Polar Stereographic Grid, Version 1 (NSIDC-0674)

 		2005/01/01

The Cryosphere Today - Polar Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 (NSIDC-0677)

 		1979/01/01

Walsh and Chapman Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice, Version 1 (NSIDC-0686)
1870/01/01 to 2011/12/31

Ice Thickness, Snow Depth

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

Arctic Buoys - Snow Depth Data and Images, Version 1 (NSIDC-0671)

 		2016/01/01

Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness, Version 1 (NSIDC-0393)

N: 86, S: 65, E: 180, W: -180
2007/10/02 to 2007/11/05

2007/03/12 to 2007/04/14

2006/10/25 to 2006/11/27

2006/05/24 to 2006/06/26

2006/02/22 to 2006/03/27

2005/10/21 to 2005/11/24

2008/10/04 to 2008/10/19

2003/02/20 to 2003/03/29

2003/09/25 to 2003/11/19

2004/02/17 to 2004/03/21

2004/05/18 to 2004/06/21

2004/10/03 to 2004/11/08

2005/02/17 to 2005/03/24

2005/05/20 to 2005/06/23

2008/02/17 to 2008/03/21
 70 m 1 day ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, SEA ICE

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 3 (ATL10)

N: 90, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180

 2018/10/14 Varies 91 day FREEBOARD

AWI CryoSat-2 Sea-Thickness Data Product Maps, Version 1 (NSIDC-0689)

 		2011/01/01

CryoSat-2 Sea Ice Freeboard, Thickness, and Snow Depth Quick Look, Version 1 (NSIDC-0707)
2014/03/01 to 2014/03/31

2015/03/01 to 2015/03/31

Gridded Observational Sea Ice Thickness Products, Version 1 (NSIDC-0690)
1993/01/01 to 2014/12/31

IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look, Version 1 (NSIDC-0708)
2012/03/14 to 2012/04/02

2013/03/21 to 2013/04/25

2014/03/12 to 2014/04/28

2015/03/19 to 2015/04/14

2016/04/19 to 2016/05/04

2017/03/09 to 2017/04/19

2018/03/22 to 2018/04/16

2019/04/06 to 2019/04/22

L3C SMOS Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 (NSIDC-0688)
2010/10/15 to 2011/04/15

Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 Onward, Version 1 (G10006)

N: 90, S: 60, E: 180, W: -180
1947/01/01 to 2017/01/01
 50 km 1 month ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, Ice Draft, Snow Temperature

Ice Type

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 4 (NSIDC-0611)

N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180
1984/01/01 to 2019/12/31
 12.5 km 7 day SEA ICE AGE

Global Sea Ice Types, Version 1 (NSIDC-0691)

Quicklook Arctic Weekly EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 1 (NSIDC-0749)

N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180

 2020/01/01 12.5 km 7 day SEA ICE AGE

Ice Motion

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 6.25 km Sea Ice Drift Polar Grids, Version 1 (AE_SID)

N: 90, S: 30.98, E: 180, W: -180

N: -39.23, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2011/05/30 to 2011/10/03
 6.25 KM 1 day MICROWAVE IMAGERY, SEA ICE MOTION

Global Mapping Of Arctic Sea Ice Drift, Version 1 (NSIDC-0695)

 		1992/01/01

Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 4 (NSIDC-0116)

N: 90, S: 29.7, E: 180, W: -180

N: -37, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
1978/10/25 to 2019/12/31
 Varies 1 day, 7 day ICE VELOCITY, SEA ICE MOTION

Sea Ice Motion Maps with 24 hours span, on 20.0 km Polar Stereographic Grid, Version 1 (NSIDC-0693)

 		2005/01/01

Sea Ice Motion Maps with 48 hours span, on 62.5 km Polar Stereographic Grid, Version 1 (NSIDC-0694)
2006/10/01 to 2009/12/31

Melt Ponds / Melt Onset / Freeze-up

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Statistics and Maps, 1999-2001, Version 1 (G02159)

N: 90, S: 73, E: 180, W: -180
1999/08/01 to 2001/09/30
 ALBEDO, HEAT FLUX, ICE FLOES, ICE GROWTH/MELT, ICE ROUGHNESS, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Version 1 (NSIDC-0696)

 		1979/01/01

Melt Pond Distribution on Arctic Sea Ice, Version 1 (NSIDC-0697)
2000/05/09 to 2011/09/13

Snow Melt Onset Over Arctic Sea Ice from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS Brightness Temperatures, Version 4 (NSIDC-0105)

N: 90, S: 30, E: 180, W: -180
1979/01/01 to 2017/12/31
 25 km 1 year SNOW MELT

Regional Sea Ice Data Sets

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

Canadian Ice Service - Prevailing ice conditions and weather, archives and seasonal summaries, ice cover graphs, and an annual arctic ice atlas, Version 1 (NSIDC-0702)

 		1999/01/01

Canadian Ice Service Arctic Regional Sea Ice Charts in SIGRID-3 Format, Version 1 (G02171)

N: 83.19372, S: 39.52777, E: 21.96925, W: -164.05002

 2006/01/01 7 day SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

CRREL Arctic Sea Ice Mass Balance (IMB) Buoy Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0698)

 		1993/01/01

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Sea Ice Studies, Version 1 (NSIDC-0703)

 		1983/01/01

Hydrographic Data from Ice-Tethered Profilers, Version 1 (NSIDC-0704)

 		2004/01/01

IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness, Version 1 (IDCSI4)

N: 90, S: 60, E: 180, W: -180

N: -53, S: -90, E: 180, W: -180
2009/03/19 to 2013/04/25
 Varies FREEBOARD, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, ICE ROUGHNESS, SEA ICE ELEVATION, SNOW DEPTH

Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) Program, Version 1 (NSIDC-0700)

 		2014/03/01

Sea-ice Thickness and Draft Statistics from Submarine ULS, Moored ULS, and a Coupled Model, Version 1 (G02194)

N: 90, S: 87, E: 180, W: -180

N: 90, S: 89, E: 180, W: -180
1979/01/01 to 2004/12/31
 Varies Varies ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, Ice Draft

SIZONet Barrow Airborne Sea Ice Thickness Surveys, Version 1 (NSIDC-0701)
2007/04/01 to 2015/04/30

Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 Onward, Version 1 (G10006)

N: 90, S: 60, E: 180, W: -180
1947/01/01 to 2017/01/01
 50 km 1 month ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, Ice Draft, Snow Temperature

USIABP Fast-Ice Buoy Data, Version 1 (NSIDC-0699)

 		2016/01/01

Community-based Observations

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

SIZONet community-based observations Sea ice, weather, and wildlife, Version 1 (NSIDC-0706)

 		2006/01/01

Ship-collected Data

Title Spatial Coverage Temporal Coverage Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Parameter(s)

Ice Watch Current and Archive Ice Observations, Version 1 (NSIDC-0705)
2006/01/01 to 2013/12/31