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 »
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Satellite Observations of Arctic Change
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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
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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 »
Video tutorial on the NASA Operation IceBridge Data Portal
Those of you interested in NASA Operation IceBridge data may benefit from taking a moment to sit back and watch this video recording of a webinar overviewing the IceBridge mission and how to use the data portal. Steve Tanner, manager… Read more »
What are the benefits of registering for data sets at NSIDC?
So, you’ve decided to download some data from NSIDC. You click on the ‘Get Data’ button, eagerly anticipating getting your data, and you find…a form. Why do you need to tell us who you are before you download the data? … Read more »
Search and discover NSIDC data sets with our new search tool
How do I differentiate between sea ice data sets? Which ones have file formats that are easy for me to use? How many ice velocity data sets are offered at NSIDC? What are my options for downloading the data? NSIDC… Read more »
Tips for working with AMSR-E Daily Soil Moisture data
Soil moisture is a key variable in understanding land surface hydrology and in modeling ecosystems, weather, and climate. Among NSIDC’s most popular data sets is the “AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Surface Soil Moisture, Interpretive Parameters, & QC EASE-Grids” (AE_Land3) data set…. Read more »
I spy a glacier – from space
Astronauts in space sure have an amazing view of the Earth; and lucky for us they have captured that view in numerous photographs. NSIDC holds a special collection of glacier photographs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station and… Read more »
Is it 1B, 2, or 3? Definitions of data processing levels
If you are a MODIS, AMSR-E or IceBridge data whiz, you may be familiar with the various processing levels for different data sets. Oftentimes the levels will be denoted as L1B or L2, etc. within the data set name. To the… Read more »
Hello to new services in Reverb|ECHO; Goodbye to Data Pool search and order
New services that can be applied to AMSR-E and MODIS data have recently been added to the Reverb search and order tool. NASA Reverb|ECHO and NSIDC recently implemented these services in preparation for the decommissioning of the Data Pool search… Read more »
