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February 8, 2021

New data sets released: SnowEx20 COSMOS Rover and Stationary Soil Moisture

The SnowEx20 COSMOS Rover Soil Moisture, Version 1 and SnowEx20 COSMOS Stationary Soil Moisture, Version 1 data sets, are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center… Read more »

February 4, 2021

New data sets released: SnowEx20 Raw Near Surface Snow Temperature Profile Time Series and SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU Multi-polarization 1 GHz GPR CMP Raw

The SnowEx20 Raw Near Surface Snow Temperature Profile Time Series, Version 1 and SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU Multi-polarization 1 GHz GPR CMP Raw, Version 1 data sets, are now available at… Read more »

February 1, 2021

New data set release: IceBridge CAMBOT L0 Raw Imagery

The IceBridge CAMBOT L0 Raw Imagery, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data… Read more »

January 28, 2021

Data set update: Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS

The Bootstrap Sea Ice Concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I-SSMIS, Version 3 data set, available through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »

January 26, 2021

New data set released: SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR

The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR, Version 1 data set, is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »

January 26, 2021

New data sets released: SnowEx20 Boise State University Raw and Processed Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud

The SnowEx20 Boise State University Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud, Version 1 and SnowEx20 Boise State University Raw Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud, Version 1 data sets, are… Read more »

January 25, 2021

Data set update: Multilayer Greenland Ice Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo, and Water Vapor from MODIS

The Multilayer Greenland Ice Surface Temperature, Surface Albedo, and Water Vapor from MODIS, Version 1 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »

January 13, 2021

New data set released: SnowEx20 CRREL Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud

The SnowEx20 CRREL Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) Point Cloud, 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 »

January 12, 2021

New data set released: SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1

The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1 data set, is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »

January 12, 2021

New version available: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height Version 2

The ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height, (ATL11) data set from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission has been updated to Version 2 at the NASA National… Read more »

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