The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) will add 4 IceBridge data sets to NASA Earthdata Cloud on 14 August 2025, completing the migration of all ...

ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This ...

The NSIDC DAAC User Services Office provides support for direct data download from Earthdata Cloud HTTPS and access to our AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) buckets. For more details on these access ...

The study draws from multiple data sources: the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS); a 1996 study examining global ...

For further information, please see our Please note that gaps in the DMSP SSMIS data, which began in late spring of 2025 when the DoD deprioritized SSMIS data processing, may continue through the end ...

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

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Surface melting on the Greenland Ice Sheet is on a slightly above-average track for the 2025 melt season, with melt along the western coast leading the way. Overall, total melt-day extent as of June ...

These data sets provide daily files of brightness temperature data and sea ice concentrations for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. These data products serve as a replacement for the ...

Update: DMSP SSMIS data processing has been extended through 31 July 2025. See the Earthdata: Status Update on DMSP Data Products for further details. The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Using decades of satellite snow data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC, researchers discovered that caribou in the Bathurst herd begin their epic migration just days after Arctic snowmelt begins—revealing a ...