Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
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By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
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July 28, 2020
What might happen to the Antarctic food web if temperatures increase in the polar regions?
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July 28, 2020
Melt caused by climate warming may increase sea ice extent in the polar regions.
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July 23, 2020
Researchers use averaged ice concentrations to estimate sea ice cover.
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July 23, 2020
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