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May, 2019

ICESat-2 Data Now Available at NSIDC DAAC

The first data sets from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) are now available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). These data sets provide backscatter profiles; geolocated photon data; atmospheric layer characteristics; and geolocated surface elevations for land ice, sea ice, vegetation and land, and… Read more »

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An annotated image of an NSIDC landing page is provided highlighting new features, including a Data Download tab.

Data download improvements

The process of accessing data from NSIDC is evolving, and with it, the design and function of data set landing pages.  The first improvements, released on March 6, reorganize the layout of these pages.  The most noticeable change will be the consolidation of data download functionality in a single tab, as illustrated below.    … Read more »

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Programmatic access to NSIDC DAAC data now available using spatial and temporal filters

Interested in programmatic, scriptable access to data filtered by time or region of interest?   While spatial and temporal data filtering and ordering can be done through applications such as NASA Earthdata Search, you may want to access data in a more programmatic way outside of a web interface. Our Application Programming Interface, or API, enables you to enter spatial and temporal… Read more »

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Adding clarity to NSIDC data support with new Level of Service (LoS) model

With over 1,100 data sets archived and distributed through the National Snow and Ice Data Center, it is expected that not all data sets and associated documentation are created equal. Some data are part of a larger, continuously-funded long-term mission producing global climate data records, while others are small-scale or one-time efforts targeted for initial satellite validation… Read more »