Access to AMSR-E and AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified 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 ...

In addition to retiring the legacy data archive, NSIDC DAAC will end forward processing of SSMIS-based near-real-time data. As a result, these data sets will no longer be updated after 15 January 2026 ...

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, limited comparison tools, and reduced ...

Beginning October 15, 2025, NSIDC’s Ice Sheets Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding. This means no new posts for Ice Sheets Today, limited comparison tools, and reduced user ...

Effective October 15, 2025, due to non-renewed funding, NSIDC has suspended or reduced several Sea Ice Today tools and services. Discontinued: We use cookies to provide our site securely and reliably; ...

Effective October 15, 2025, due to non-renewed funding, NSIDC will suspend and reduce several Ice Sheets Today tools and services. Discontinued: We use cookies to provide our site securely and ...

The 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 DAAC) have been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most people who know about the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSDIC) are familiar with the data center’s role in monitoring snow, sea ice, mountain glaciers, ice sheets, icebergs, and other ...

From the National Snow and Ice Data Center and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder Sea ice is one of the key indicators of planet-wide ...

Versions 7 of ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles (ATL04), ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height (ATL06), ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height (ATL08), ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A ...