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This NASA Earthdata Webinar will provide guidance on fundamental data management practices that NASA ABoVE investigators should perform during the course of data collection to improve the usability of their data sets. The topics covered will include how to structure your… Read more »
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Applications of SMAP and Evapotranspiration Data: Webinar Series
If you are interested in Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) data, we would like to bring your attention to an upcoming webinar series offered by the NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program that is focused on applications of SMAP… Read more »
The Northern Bering Sea: Our Way of Life, Now Available
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The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic project at the National Snow and Ice Data Center is pleased to announce the release of a website focused on the cultural and ecological significance of the northern Bering Sea…. Read more »
Rescheduled: Join the upcoming webinar about the recovery of old satellite data
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:00:00 PM MDT – 2:00:00 PM MDT While technology of our satellite systems has greatly improved the quality and range of observations over the past 50 years, it is the legacy of the first global coverage… Read more »
Cancelled: SMAP Short Course at EGU
Please note that this session has been withdrawn from the EGU program. If you are interested in NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) data and attending the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting in April, we would like to bring your… Read more »
Join the upcoming webinar for more information about NASA Earthdata Search
NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) provides end-to-end capabilities for managing NASA’s Earth science data, including data distributed by the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). These data represent some… Read more »
ICESat/GLAS Data Produced in a Self-Describing Format (HDF5)
Throughout the life of the NASA ICESat mission and beyond, GLAS data have been distributed in binary format by the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). These data have been extremely popular but not always conducive for… Read more »
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 »
Zoom In: Geolocating IceBridge Data
In 2009, NASA initiated Operation IceBridge, flying airborne missions to pinch hit for the ICESat satellites’ expected gap from 2009 to 2016. The airborne platform and the broad suite of instrumentation allow for the collection of high resolution snow and… Read more »
All About SMAP Data: Upcoming Webinar
With the launch of the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) spacecraft and deployment of its instruments earlier this year, the long awaited NASA SMAP Mission is upon us and the NASA NSIDC DAAC will be distributing SMAP soil moisture, freeze/thaw,… Read more »
