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NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of a new data set, Inventory of Arctic Rain on Snow Events: Meteorological and Surface Conditions, Version 1. This data set is a product… Read more »
Data Announcements
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, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated… Read more »
New data set release: High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery, Version 1
The High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Rutgers Northern Hemisphere 24 km Weekly Snow Cover Extent Now Available
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of the Rutgers Northern Hemisphere 24 km Weekly Snow Cover Extent, September 1980 Onward data set. This data set provides weekly snow cover… Read more »
Daily Great Lakes Ice Concentration Data Set Now Contains 2021 Ice Season Data
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the 2021 ice season data is now available from the Daily Great Lakes Ice Concentration, 1973 Onward data set. The new data span 22… Read more »
New data set release: SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Pits, Version 1
The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Pits, 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 »
MOD10A1F / MYD10A1F Error Notice
It was discovered that data from the MODIS/[Terra/Aqua] CGF Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61 products, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center… Read more »
Data set updates: IceBridge MCoRDS L1 and L2 Data
The IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 and IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 data sets at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center… Read more »
New data set release: SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Depth, Version 1
The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Depth, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). … Read more »
Data set update: SMAPVEX16 Manitoba In Situ Vegetation Data, Version 1
The SMAPVEX16 Manitoba In Situ Vegetation Data, Version 1 data set available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated…. Read more »
