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Near real-time data and monthly analysis on how Arctic and Antarctic sea ice is changing and what conditions may be playing a role.
Ice Sheets Today
Near real-time melt maps, graphs and periodic analyses during the Greenland Ice Sheet melt season and periodic data images and analyses during the Antarctic Ice Sheet melt season.
Snow Today
Monthly analyses and daily data images of snow conditions in near-real time across the Western US using a combination of satellite data and surface observations.
Ice Sheets Today
April 23, 2024
Antarctica’s melt season ends with not one, but two bangs
In late February and early March, two record melt events for that time of year occurred on the Antarctic Peninsula. Overall, however, the 2023 to 2024 melt season was slightly below the 45-year average because of low melt regions outside of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Data management programs at NSIDC
NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC)
Open access cryosphere and related geophysical data from NASA Earth-observing satellite missions, airborne campaigns, and field observations.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at NSIDC
A NOAA-funded program providing open access data from satellites, field instruments, weather stations, historical records, and rescued data.
Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA): Data Curation for Indigenous Communities
Working with Indigenous communities in the Arctic to preserve and promote their data and knowledge for use in scientific studies.