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NSIDC DAAC News
Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).
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Work by five Science Investigator-led Processing Systems (SIPS) enhance data continuity for next-generation instruments and missions.
Feature Article
Nov. 14, 2022
Join the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Applications Team on Nov 16, 2022, for the ICESat-2 Atmospheric Applications and Forging Multi-mission Solutions Focus Session.
News
Nov. 7, 2022
Responding to this RFI by October 11 via NSPIRES is an opportunity for you to express your perspective on the value of continuing NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) observations, and the unique scientific contributions and applications that could result from continuing Terra, Aqua, and Aura observations through the next several years of orbital drift.
News
Sept. 15, 2022
NSIDC DAAC's participation in the Forum gives users the chance to communicate with and learn from DAAC experts.
News
July 1, 2022
NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.
Feature Article
June 23, 2022
The five new datasets are the result of a joint effort by NASA’s Satellite Needs Working Group Management Office (SNWG MO), ICESat-2 team, and Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE).
Feature Article
May 19, 2022
Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth observation data ever assembled.
Feature Article
May 17, 2022
Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Kristin Poinar develop the next generation of models for forecasting sea-level rise from melting glaciers and ice sheets.
Data User Story
May 3, 2022
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