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Scientists blog from Antarctica and provide a glimpse of what it's like to do research in the field. 
What's hot in the news around climate and sea ice and what are scientists talking about now? 
The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Land Ice and Ocean Classification Mask, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Data Announcements
New data set released: ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness Version 1
The ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 (IS2SITMOGR4) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is now available at the NASA National… Read more »
User Notice: Resolution of Antenna Scan Angle Errors in SMAP Data at NSIDC DAAC
The issues causing Antenna Scan Angle (ASA) errors in the most recent re-processed SMAP data sets, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »
User notice: High Mountain Asia Global Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors
The High Mountain Asia Global Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »
Data set update: IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature
The IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature, Version 2 data set has been updated to now include data for the 2015 Arctic campaign from 19 March 2015 through 12 May 2015… Read more »
Data set update: EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age
The EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 4 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 31 December… Read more »
Data set update: Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors
The Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 4 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
New version available: AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 3
The AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids, Version 3 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
New versions available: Multiple ICESat-2 L3B dataset version updates now available at the NSIDC DAAC
The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height, (ATL11), ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere (ATL16), and ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere (ATL17) data sets from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation… Read more »
New data set release: High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis
The High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This… Read more »
