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Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA)
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.
Snow Today
June 5, 2024
May snowstorms brighten summer outlook
Snow-covered area in May 2024 across the western United States was 56 percent above average (Table 1), at 156,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) of snow cover, ranking third highest in the 24-year satellite record. May snowfall brightened the snow cover in some areas while others darkened from lack of snowfall.
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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.