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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 temporal coverage for the ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 (IS2SITMOGR4) data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Data Announcements
New Data Set: CALFIN Subseasonal Greenland Glacial Terminus Positions
The CALFIN Subseasonal Greenland Glacial Terminus Positions, 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 »
Data set update: DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures
The DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Brightness Temperatures, Version 6 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been… Read more »
Data set update: Near-Real-Time SSM/I-SSMIS EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent (NISE)
The Near-Real-Time SSM/I-SSMIS EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent (NISE) data set, available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC),… Read more »
Data set update: SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures
The SMAP Radiometer Twice-Daily rSIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Brightness Temperatures, Version 2 data set accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), is… Read more »
Arctic Sea State 2015 Field Campaign Data Set Now Available
NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of the Arctic Sea State 2015 Field Campaign, Version 1 data set. The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) Sea State Departmental Research… Read more »
Daily IMS Snow and Ice Analysis Data Set Now Available in NetCDF Format
NOAA@NSIDC and the U.S. National Ice Center are pleased to announce that the IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis data set is now available in NetCDF format for… Read more »
Processing and Distribution of U.S. National Ice Center Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration and Climatologies in Gridded Format has Resumed
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the weekly updating of the U.S. National Ice Center Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration and Climatologies in Gridded Format, Version 1 data set… Read more »
Processing and Distribution of U.S. National Ice Center Daily Marginal Ice Zone Products has Resumed
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the daily updating of the U.S. National Ice Center Daily Marginal Ice Zone Products, Version 1 data set has resumed. Data from 14 April… Read more »
New data set: Two-dimensional Velocities of Ice Mélange from Jakbobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, Version 1
The Two-dimensional Velocities of Ice Mélange from Jakbobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »
