Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...

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. Stroeve, J. ...

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 ...

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The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) added 3 Pre-Icebridge data sets to NASA Earthdata Cloud on 8 April 2025. Earthdata Cloud is NASA’s archive of ...

The cryosphere refers to Earth’s ice in all its forms. The term comes from the Greek word for icy cold—krios. The cryosphere includes: This up-close image shows the intricate details within this ice ...

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Note: To select a different data set, close this window (or tab) and navigate to the data set landing page you want. This data set reports average daily horizontally and vertically polarized ...

Explore the MASIE-NH Daily Image Viewer to see daily images of the most recent ice extent by region. You can also view a time series plot of the selected region that ...

What is an ice sheet? A portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet drains into the ice-covered Bellingshausen Sea via an S-shaped glacier. The top of the glacier is rippled with crevasses, indicating the ...

Across the globe, snow and ice play a vital role in regulating Earth’s climate and providing freshwater resources to people, plants, and animals.