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The SMAPVEX19-21 Massachusetts Vegetation Optical Depth, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The goal of this… Read more »
Data Announcements
New data set release: LVIS L1A Geotagged Images
The LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set… Read more »
New data set released: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard
The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 1 (ATL20) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is now available at the… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Polar EASE-Grid 2.0 Daily 6 km Land Freeze/Thaw Status from AMSR-E and AMSR2, Version 1
The MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Polar EASE-Grid 2.0 Daily 6 km Land Freeze/Thaw Status from AMSR-E and AMSR2, Version 1 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data… Read more »
New data set release: MODIS/Aqua CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid
The MODIS/Aqua CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 6.1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
New data set release: AfriSAR LVIS L1A Geotagged Images
The AfriSAR LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images, Version 3
The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images, Version 3 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Data set update: IceBridge ATM L1B Near-Infrared Waveforms
The IceBridge ATM L1B Near-Infrared Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Arctic summer campaign, from 04 September 2019 through 14 September 2019,… Read more »
Data set update: IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms
The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Arctic summer campaign, from 04… Read more »
Data set update: IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength
The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set has been updated to include data from the 2019 Arctic summer campaign, from 04 September 2019… Read more »
