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Have you ever wondered about how narwhal tastes different from beluga? Now you can learn about this and more through interviews with Inuit hunters. And you don’t even have to know Inuktitut. With a new feature released by the Exchange… Read more »
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Help improve tools and services at NSIDC DAAC
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is one of twelve NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data centers. Several of the data sets distributed by NSIDC are part of the… Read more »
Charctic: Viewing Sea Ice Data Interactively
The ability to view data interactively adds convenience to dynamic data analysis. While static graphs and images are informative, interactive tools allow users to view and analyze data on-the-fly. Readers of our Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis blog enjoy daily… Read more »
Registration is open for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Workshop
Each fall, Antarctic researchers gather for a three-day workshop to present and discuss their findings regarding the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The event is a multidisciplinary Earth system science workshop focusing on the distinctive glaciological, geological, oceanographic, and climatic… Read more »
Do the ICESat/GLAS binary data and HDF data share the same Data Dictionary?
No. The data variables are named differently in the HDF files than they are in the binary files. Thus, there are separate Data Dictionaries for these two file types.
New and improved ELOKA Web site
The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) Web site, hosted by NSIDC, has been reformatted and updated for easier navigation. The home page now has a rolling image gallery as well as featured interviews with elders,… Read more »
How can I avoid having to download files one by one from your FTP site?
In most Web browsers, you can use the tar-on-the-fly capability by simply appending a .tar extension to the directory name in the FTP address. For example, to download all of the northern hemisphere files from the following FTP site, append… Read more »
Fun with flags and other data quality information: AMSR-E’s new one-stop shop
The quality of a data set is very important to its user. Not knowing about data quality can lead to misleading interpretations and erroneous results. However, readily accessible data quality information enables the user to assess the limitations of a… Read more »
Satellite Observations of Arctic Change
NSIDC now offers a new Web site, Satellite Observations of Arctic Change (SOAC) with interactive maps of the Arctic based on NASA satellite and related data. The site allows users to explore how conditions in the Arctic have changed over… Read more »
Glacier photographs: Past and present
Some of the most beautiful natural features on Earth — glaciers — are changing right before our eyes. Many glaciers look remarkably different today than they did even 100 years ago. For those of you interested in monitoring these changes,… Read more »
