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The data access locations for multiple passive microwave data sets, available through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), have changed. Users accessing… Read more »
Data Announcements
Multiple Passive Microwave Data Access Changes at NSIDC DAAC
The data access locations for multiple passive microwave data sets, available through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), have changed. Users accessing… Read more »
Data set update: IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look
The IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look, Version 1 data set has been updated to include data for the 2019 Arctic campaign from 06 April 2019… Read more »
New data set updates: SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 standard and enhanced radiometer soil moisture data sets
The SMAP Level-2 and Level-3 standard and enhanced radiometer soil moisture data sets, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), have… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B
The MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and -1B, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated… Read more »
Sea Ice Concentration CDR has been processed through 2018
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the NOAA/NSIDC Climate Data Record of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration, Version 3 data set is now available through 2018. This data set provides… Read more »
New data set release: VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid
The VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center… Read more »
User Notice: Nimbus-7 SMMR Derived Monthly Global Snow Cover and Snow Depth
The Nimbus-7 SMMR Derived Monthly Global Snow Cover and Snow Depth, Version 1 data set will be retired from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
Data set update: Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid 2.0 Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent
The Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid 2.0 Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent, Version 4 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC),… Read more »
Data set update: MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images
The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images, Version 2 data set, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »
