Data Announcements

Measurements of the bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) at two locations in Colorado—Grand Mesa, a snow-covered, forested study site about 40 miles east of Grand Junction, and Senator Beck Basin approximately 80 miles to the SSE of Grand Mesa—are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

Field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2015 (SMAPVEX15) validation campaign are now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The new data set contains in situ gravimetric and volumetric soil moisture, bulk density, and soil temperature measurements. Visit the product page for details: SMAPVEX15 Probe-Based In Situ Soil Moisture Data, Version 1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/QTDS3ZGQNM95

VIIRS swath data customization options are now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). VIIRS 6-minute swath (VNP10, VNP29, & VNP30) datasets use algorithms specifically designed to be compatible with MODIS Terra and Aqua Version 6 datasets.

The NASA IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness Quick Look data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated from 09 March 2017 to 19 April 2017. This data set is an evaluation product containing derived geophysical data products retrieved over the Arctic sea ice cover using the IceBridge Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM), Snow Radar, Digital Mapping System (DMS), and KT19 pyrometer.

The NASA IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 25 July 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/19SIM5TXKPGT

The NASA IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 2 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 25 July 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/CPRXXK3F39RV

NSIDC DAAC would like to announce a change to data access for the MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model, Version 1. Data access is now solely through our primary archive at: https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/MEASURES/NSIDC-0645.001/.

The NASA IceBridge POS/AV L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data, Version 1 data set available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through 29 November 2017. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/XILTNL9F1HCR

NSIDC DAAC would like to announce a change to data access for the MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps 2005-2017, Version 1. Data access is now solely through our primary archive at: https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/MEASURES/NSIDC-0720.001/.

New 2017 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat 8, Version 1 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/OPFQ9QDEUFFY

New 2017 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Annual Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat, Version 1 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/OBXCG75U7540

New 2017 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Quarterly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat 8, Version 1 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/1Q1AM4U8Y892

The Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) Daily Snow Depth Analysis Data data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) has been updated through the end of 2017. Data Set doi: https://doi.org/10.5067/W9FOYWH0EQZ3.

A variety of field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2016 Manitoba (SMAPVEX16 Manitoba) validation campaign is now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). Though minimal information is currently available, these data sets are available as part of an early release.Visit the product pages for details:

NSIDC DAAC would like to announce a change to data access for the MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar, Version 2. Data access is now solely through our primary archive at: https://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/MEASURES/NSIDC-0709.002/.

The December 2017 data is now available for the MEaSUREs Greenland Image Mosaics from Sentinel-1A and 1B, Version 2 data set at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set is part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. Data Set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/GPVL3SACPBW4

The MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

The MEaSUREs Greenland Quarterly Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR and Landsat, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

NOAA@NSIDC has updated their September and March Sea Ice Index sea ice animations in Google Earth. The updates include adding September 2017 to the animation and updating all images to Sea Ice Index Version 3, the latest version of this data set. To access the Google Earth files, see the NSIDC Data on Google Earth page.

Field data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive Validation Experiment 2016 Manitoba (SMAPVEX16 Manitoba) validation campaign are now available at the National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). The new data set, that contains in situ measurements of soil moisture and bulk density, is the first of many for the SMAPVEX16 Manitoba campaign. Though minimal information is presently available, the data set is available as an early release.