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Description

This data set is retired and no longer available for download. We recommend using the <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0081">newest version of Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations</a> data set as an alternative. This data set provides a Near-Real-Time (NRT) map of sea ice concentrations for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Version Description

  • June 2016
    Starting on 1 April 2016, sea ice concentration fields are computed using F18 data.
  • March 2015
    New smaller pole hole mask used: SSMIS Pole Hole
    New spurious ice masks: NIC Valid Ice Masks
  • 1999
    Initial release of this data product.

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP 5D-3/F17 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F18
Instruments
SSMIS
Spatial Extent

N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
ANTARCTICA ,
ARCTIC ,
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ,
POLAR ,
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2015-01-01 to 2023-01-02
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C2985431958-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Sea Ice Concentration

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Maslanik, J., & Stroeve, J. (1999). Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/U8C09DWVX9LM Date Accessed: 2026-05-13

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