NSIDC DAAC is currently upgrading our data ingest process for NASA Earthdata Cloud. During this transition, users may notice temporary interruptions in data availability or notice small data gaps. All gaps will be resolved as quickly as possible. During this upgrade jpeg browse imagery will also not be available for preview in Earthdata search. Please reach out to NSIDC User Services with any questions or concerns.
VIIRS Version 1 (Collection 1) snow and sea ice data sets will cease forward processing on June 17, 2024. The Version 1 data will remain available for download, but users are encouraged to transition to VIIRS Version 2. VIIRS Version 2 includes new snow, sea ice, and ice surface temperature data sets from both the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-20 (NOAA-20) satellite.

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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
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All SNPP VIIRS forward processing has been temporarily suspended due to a GPS anomaly issue that began at 231Z November 2, 2024. Given this degradation, all production of SNPP VIIRS land data products
SNPP VIIRS data processing is currently on hold after the satellite failed to return to Earth Pointing mode after a Command and Data Processor Reset effort. The Calibration and Validation team has
All SNPP VIIRS forward processing has been temporarily suspended due to a GPS anomaly issue that began on July 9, 2024. An attempt to restore nominal conditions is expected within the next week. Once
Beginning late on May 25, 2024, SNPP VIIRS began experiencing geolocation errors, in excess of 1 km. These errors persisted through May 26 and May 27, 2024, at which point forward production of all
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Version 1 (Collection 1) snow and sea ice data sets will cease forward processing on June 17, 2024. Although Version 1 data will remain available