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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The VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG, Version 2 and VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG, Version 2 data sets are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) will add 18 VIIRS Collection 2 data sets to NASA Earthdata Cloud on 24 June 2025. Earthdata Cloud is NASA’s
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Version 1 (Collection 1) data sets was retired from the NSIDC DAAC on April 8, 2025. Data from Collection 1 is no longer accessible, but all
An issue was discovered with SNPP/JPSS1 VIIRS Collection 2 data beginning 2 March 2025 and lasting through 6 March 2025. These files have since been reprocessed and replaced with corrected files at
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Version 1 (Collection 1) sets will be retired from the NSIDC DAAC on April 8, 2025. Upon retirement, data will no longer be accessible, but all