Data Announcements

The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 18 March 2018. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/3EX2U1DV3434

The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 18 March 2018. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/AN9AI8EO7PX0

The Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated to Version 3. The following changes were made to this version of data:

The NASA IceBridge DMS L0 Camera Calibration, Version 1 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 29 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/Z65C335BWXC3

The NASA IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery, Version 1 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 29 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/UMFN22VHGGMH

IceBridge DMS L1B Geolocated and Orthorectified Images, Version 1 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 29 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/OZ6VNOPMPRJ0

The February 2018 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and 1B, Version 2 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/GPVL3SACPBW4

The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) now includes Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) data products distributed by the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). AppEEARS offers a simple and efficient way to subset SMAP data sets using spatial, temporal, and layer parameters for both point and area samples.

IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) through 25 July 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/EZQ5U3R3XWBS

The NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 25 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/90S1XZRBAX5N

The NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 25 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/GDQ0CUCVTE2Q

The NASA IceBridge-related CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set will be updated on an ongoing, daily basis. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/5SZA7GSQI0YT

NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the International Ice Patrol (IIP) has updated their Iceberg Sightings Database through the 2017 iceberg season. The IIP has been collecting information on iceberg activity in the North Atlantic since 1913, and this database contains data from these sightings starting in 1960. The IIP data files include latitude and longitude of sighted icebergs, coded iceberg size and shape class, and date and time of the sighting.

Version 2 of the Near-Real-Time DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The change from Version 1 to Version 2 follows a switch in the SSMIS processing stream from the DMSP-F17 satellite to the DMSP-F18 satellite. Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/K7VT6D6Y2SO6

The January 2018 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and 1B, Version 2 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/GPVL3SACPBW4

Version 2 of the MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). Version 2 includes Mosaic of Greenland 2010 and 2015 (MOG2010 and MOG2015) data, in addition to the MOG2005 data. This data set is funded by NASA’s Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/9ZO79PHOTYE5

Measurements of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) at two locations in Colorado—Grand Mesa, a snow-covered, forested study site about 40 miles east of Grand Junction, and Senator Beck Basin approximately 80 miles to the SSE of Grand Mesa—are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of On-Ice Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Measurements by Auger, Core, and Electromagnetic Induction, From the Fram Expedition Onward. In addition to sea ice thickness, the data set provides sea ice freeboard and snow depth on sea ice from in situ measurements taken primarily using auger, coring devices, and electromagnetic (EM) sounding. When available, ice type is also included.

Field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15) validation campaign are now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The new data set contains in situ gravimetric and volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and soil temperature measurements. Visit the product page for details: SMAPVEX15 Probe-Based In Situ Soil Moisture Data, Version 1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/QTDS3ZGQNM95

The NASA IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated from 09 March 2017 to 19 April 2017. This data set is an evaluation product containing derived geophysical data products retrieved over the Arctic sea ice cover using the IceBridge Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM), Snow Radar, Digital Mapping System (DMS), and KT19 pyrometer.