As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set. Such a practice gives credit to data set producers and advances principles of transparency and reproducibility. Other ...
Representatives from NSIDC will be attending the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2025, either virtually or in person in New Orleans, to share their expertise in data management and ...
The SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Ground-Based Passive Microwave Radiometer Measurements, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center ...
The distribution of ATLAS/ICESat-2 expedited latency “Quick Look” data sets for ATL07 and ATL10, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC ...
The SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Surface 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 set contains 54 ...
Explorers have dreamed of trade shortcuts across the Arctic Ocean for centuries. That shortcut was more easily imagined than achieved, thanks to Arctic weather, polar darkness, and near-constant sea ...
Beginning October 15, 2025, NSIDC’s Sea Ice Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding. This means no new monthly and mid-month analysis posts ...
Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 17.81 million square kilometers (6.88 million square miles) on September 17, according to scientists at the National Snow and ...
On September 17, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent of 17.81 million square kilometers (6.88 million square miles). The 2025 maximum is the third lowest in the 47-year ...
Throughout August 2025, sea ice rapidly melted and compacted north of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, initiated by a warm pulse of air from east Siberia that was sustained by persistent winds from the ...
At the end of July 2025, daily sea ice extent in both hemispheres ranked third lowest in the 47-year satellite record. For most of the month, Arctic sea ice extent tracked close to levels recorded for ...
The VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG, Version 2 and VIIRS/JPSS1 Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m CMG, Version 2 data sets are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center ...