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

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Access to SMAP data sets in the legacy, on-premises archive at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) will be retired on 28 October 2025. The NASA ...

The international Arctic Rain on Snow Study (AROSS), led by NSIDC, focuses on the effects of a growing problem in the Arctic. With increasing frequency, rain falls on snow, refreezes, and forms an icy ...

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 ...

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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A prolonged period of extensive ice sheet melting from roughly July 7 to July 20 tipped the 2025 melt season to above the 1981 to 2010 average for total melt-day extent (Figure 1a). Through July 20, ...

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.