In late February and early March, two record melt events for that time of year occurred on the Antarctic Peninsula. Overall, ...

Near Real-Time MODIS/Terra L3 Global Daily 500m SIN Grid Snow Cover, Grain Size, and Dust Radiative Forcing, Version 1 ...

Read scientific analysis on Arctic sea ice conditions. We provide an update during the first week of each month, or more frequently as conditions warrant. Sea ice data is updated daily, with a one-day ...

There are many ways to access and work with NSIDC data to accommodate a wide diversity of users. Use the filter menu to explore and narrow down your options. Note that the list defaults to show our ...

Thwaites Glacier is one of the fastest-retreating glaciers in Antarctica. This colossal glacier covers an area roughly the size of Florida or Great Britain in West Antarctica and it is rapidly losing ...

NSIDC partnered with the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center to develop this database. The project was funded through the NOAA Climate Database Modernization Project (CDMP). For complete ...

Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The ...

Ann Windnagel surveys Colorado’s Arapaho Glacier in September 2021. — Credit: Bruce Raup In September 2021, a gaggle of NSIDC employees visited Colorado’s Arapaho Glacier, camping overnight, and ...

Snow-covered area in March 2024 across the western United States was 18 percent above average (Table 1). March 2024 snow-covered area was considerably less than the record-setting season last year.

The SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data ...