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The Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS Passive Microwave Data, Version 1 data set, accessible from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive… Read more »
Data Announcements
User Notice: Upcoming changes to SMAP Science Products
The SMAP Level-1, -2, -3, and -4 data sets from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) will be updated in summer 2020… Read more »
Level of service update: LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product
The LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Level of service update: LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms
The LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been… Read more »
Level of service update: LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product
The LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Level of service update: LVIS Classic L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms
The LVIS Classic L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 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: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height
The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 3 (ATL07) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery, Version 1
New data access options are available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model from GeoEye and WorldView Imagery, Version 1 data set, accessible from the NASA… Read more »
New version available: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Inland Water Surface Height (ATL13)
The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Inland Water Surface Height, Version 3 (ATL13) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission is now available at the NASA National Snow… Read more »
Update to Lake and River Ice Database
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce a data update to the Global Lake and River Ice Phenology Database. A previous set of freeze/thaw data for Lake Suwa in Japan that had… Read more »
