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The final four MODIS snow cover data sets are now available in Version 6 at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC): MODIS/Terra… Read more »
Data Announcements: MODIS 
More Version 6 MODIS Snow Cover Data Sets Now Available
Four more Version 6 MODIS snow cover data sets are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC): MODIS/Terra Snow Cover… Read more »
MODIS Swath, 500 m Gridded Snow Cover Data Now Available in Version 6
Four Version 6 MODIS snow cover data sets are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC): Data Set DOI MODIS/Terra… Read more »
MODIS Version 6 Sea Ice Reprocessing Complete
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased to announce that Version 6 (Collection 6) reprocessing is complete for our MODIS sea ice… Read more »
NSIDC DAAC Releases Version 6 MODIS Sea Ice Data
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased to announce that users can now obtain Version 6 (Collection 6) MODIS sea ice… Read more »
Reprocessed MODIS Data Now Available
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been informed that our data provider, MODAPS, identified corrupt files that may have impacted previously forward… Read more »
MODIS Data Delays
NSIDC is experiencing delays receiving some MODIS data sets from our data provider. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact User Services if you have questions.
NSIDC Web Site and FTP Server Down for System Maintenance
From 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 04 until noon Friday, June 06 (USA Mountain Time), our Web site and FTP server will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We apologize for… Read more »
Data FTP URL Change
Notice to Users of AMSR-E, GLAS, IceBridge, MODIS and NISE Data. The FTP location for accessing AMSR-E, GLAS, IceBridge, MODIS, and NISE data changed in October from n4ftl01u.ecs.nasa.gov to n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org…. Read more »
MODIS Browse Images Unavailable
12,500 Browse Images from 19 June 2002 to 10 September 2002 are unavailable for MODIS/Terra Snow Cover 5-Min L2 Swath 500m (MOD10_L2) and MODIS/Terra Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath… Read more »
