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Data set update: Sea Ice Index, Version 3
NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce that the Sea Ice Index, Version 3 data set, accessible through the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), has been updated from near-real-time data to final data ...
Arctic Sea Ice1d
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 6
This data set (ATL06) provides geolocated, land-ice surface heights (above the WGS 84 ellipsoid, ITRF2014 reference frame), plus ancillary parameters that can be used to interpret and assess the ...
Arctic Sea Ice1d
U.S. National Ice Center Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration and Climatologies in Gridded Format, Version 1 - National Snow and Ice Data Center
Notice: Due to funding limitations, this data set was recently changed to a “Basic” Level of Service. Learn more about what this means for users and how you can share your story here: Level of Service ...
Arctic Sea Ice3d
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 5
This data set (ATL03) contains height above the WGS 84 ellipsoid (ITRF2014 reference frame), latitude, longitude, and time for all photons downlinked by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System ...
Arctic Sea Ice1d
ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 - National Snow and Ice Data Center
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 ...
Arctic Sea Ice2d
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 6 - National Snow and Ice Data Center
This data set (ATL09) contains calibrated, attenuated backscatter profiles, layer integrated attenuated backscatter, and other parameters including cloud layer height and atmospheric characteristics ...
Arctic Sea Ice4d
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data, Version 8
SMAP Level-4 (L4) surface and root zone soil moisture (L4_SM) data are provided in three products. The SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data ...
Arctic Sea Ice1d
High Mountain Asia 30m and 8m Flood Geomorphic Potential, Version 1
This data set contains Flood Geomorphic Potential (FGP) at 30 m resolution for the High Mountain Asia region and 8 m resolution over Nepal. FGP is a digital elevation model-derived index that provides ...
Arctic Sea Ice2d
MEaSUREs Grounding Zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, Version 1
This data set provides a comprehensive map for the Antarctic Ice Sheet of the short-term zone of migration of the grounding line (i.e., the transition boundary between grounded ice and ice floating in ...
Arctic Sea Ice5d
High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 - National Snow and Ice Data Center
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 ...
Arctic Sea Ice4d
SMAP L4 Global Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Carbon Net Ecosystem Exchange, Version 8 | National Snow and Ice Data Center
The Level-4 (L4) carbon product (SPL4CMDL) provides global gridded daily estimates of net ecosystem carbon (CO2) exchange derived using a satellite data based terrestrial carbon flux model informed by ...
Arctic Sea Ice5d
High Mountain Asia 5 Arc-Minute Hydrological Flow Direction for the Headwaters of the Amu Darya and Indus River Basins, Version 1 - National Snow and Ice Data Center
This High Mountain Asia (HMA) data set contains hydrological flow directions at 5 arc-minute resolution for the headwaters of the Amu Darya and Indus River basins. The domain spans parts of ...