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The Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased… Read more »
Data Announcements
Update for NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness Data
The NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness data set now includes data for the 2014 Arctic campaign. This data set contains depth sounder measurements of elevation, surface, bottom, and thickness… Read more »
Update for NASA IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Data
The NASA IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 data set now includes data for the 2014 Arctic campaign. This data set contains radar echograms taken… Read more »
Update for NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L1 Data
The NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 data set now includes data for the 2014 Arctic campaign. This data set contains radar echograms taken from… Read more »
Update for NASA IceBridge LVIS L0 Data
The NASA IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges data set now includes data for the Alaska 2014 Arctic Radiation – IceBridge Sea&Ice Experiment (ARISE) campaign. This data set contains raw laser… Read more »
Update for NASA IceBridge L4 Bathymetry Data
On 11 February 2015, Version 1 of the NASA IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L4 Bathymetry data set was updated to Version 1.1. In V1.1 the precision for lat and lon values… Read more »
International Ice Patrol Iceberg Sightings Database Updated through 2014
The International Ice Patrol (IIP) Iceberg Sightings Database has been updated through the 2014 iceberg season. The IIP has been collecting information on iceberg activity in the North Atlantic since… Read more »
Version 2 AMSR-E Sea Ice data unavailable after 16 February 2015 from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC)
Version 2 of the AMSR-E Sea Ice data sets will only be available from NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) until 16 February 2015… Read more »
Update for NASA IceBridge L4 Bathymetry Data
The NASA IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L4 Bathymetry data set now includes data for date range 21 May 2010 to 09 May 2012. This data set contains bathymetry of Arctic fjords… Read more »
NSIDC DAAC Updates SSMIS EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased to announce that the DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data… Read more »
