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Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA)
Near real-time data and monthly analysis on how Arctic and Antarctic sea ice is changing and what conditions may be playing a role.

Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets Today
Daily data images and periodic analyses of melt conditions on the Greenland Ice Sheet and Antarctic Ice Sheet

Snow Today
Monthly analyses and daily data images of snow conditions in near-real time across the Western US using a combination of satellite data and surface observations.
Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis
September 25, 2023
Antarctic sets a record low maximum by wide margin
On September 10, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent of 16.96 million square kilometers (6.55 million square miles). This is the lowest sea ice maximum in the 1979 to 2023 sea ice record by a wide margin. Please note … Continue reading
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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC)
Open access cryosphere and related geophysical data from NASA Earth-observing satellite missions, airborne campaigns, and field observations.


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at NSIDC
A NOAA-funded program providing open access data from satellites, field instruments, weather stations, historical records, and rescued data.


Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA): Data Curation for Indigenous Communities
Working with Indigenous communities in the Arctic to preserve and promote their data and knowledge for use in scientific studies.