The following data set will continue to provide SSMIS data, along with AMSR2 data: ...

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NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of Sea Ice Index, Version 4. This new version uses input data from the JAXA GCOM-W1 AMSR2 instrument for 1 January 2025 through forward processing. Input ...

A prolonged period of extensive ice sheet melting from roughly July 7 to July 20 tipped the 2025 melt season to above the ...

NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Sea Ice Index, Version 4, available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center on August 1. This new version transitions from SSMIS to AMSR2 ...

Dear data users, NSIDC does not archive or provide citation guidance for these data. This map depicts the distribution, characteristics, and boundaries of permafrost and ground ice in Canada.

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ICESat-2 Derived Canopy Height Model, Version 1 is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set provides a regression-based ...

Arctic sea ice growth was slow in February, leaving extent at record-low levels for the end of the month. In the Antarctic, the annual minimum in extent is imminent, and near a record low.

This update includes the addition of the AMSR-E derived data, with each product now covering the temporal range of June 2002 - present (with a gap in data from October 2011 - July 2012, between the ...

Arctic sea ice extent tracked at near-record low levels through much of June, hitting daily record low levels from June 20 to 26. Sea ice coverage was particularly low in the Barents and Kara Seas, ...