National Snow and Ice Data Center

2025 Arctic sea ice minimum squeezes into the ten lowest minimums

The overall, downward trend in the minimum extent from 1979 to 2025 is 12.1 percent per decade relative to the 1981 to 2010 ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center

New data set release: SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar, Version 1

The SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz 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). The data ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center

Arctic sea ice has reached minimum extent for 2025

For further information, please see our "This year is yet another low extent for Arctic sea ice," said senior scientist Walt ...
Arctic Sea Ice

Seasonal frost depths, midwestern USA, Version 1

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Ice Thickness Observations, North American Arctic and Subarctic 1966-67, 1967-68

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Physical properties of summer sea ice in the Fram Strait, June - July 1984, CRREL Report 87-16

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An Analysis of Selected Airborne Sea Ice Observations: Project Birdseye (1968 - 1971)

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Technical Specification for Airborne Laser Profiling Data Acquisition Standardization Techniques of Sea Ice in Arctic Regions: Birdseye 8-74.

Home Data Technical Specification for Airborne Laser Profiling Data Acquisition Standardization Techniques of Sea Ice in Arctic Regions: Birdseye 8-74.
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VXN-8 The World is their Backyard

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Antarctic 1 km Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from Combined ERS-1 Radar and ICESat Laser Satellite Altimetry, Version 1

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What is the Cryosphere?

The cryosphere influences our world's climate, provides water for ecosystems, supports agriculture and is central to the daily lives of people, plants, and animals. Many animals and plants are ...
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Manual of Standard Procedures for Observing and Reporting Ice Conditions (MANICE)

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