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
Glaciers/Ice Sheets News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Glaciers/Ice Sheets.
Earlier than usual melting of the snow in the summer of 2026 on Canada's Baffin Island exposed this remnant of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.
Worldview Image of the Week
Aug. 14, 2026
The second data release since launch includes Level-1 to Level-3 L-band data products from locations around the world.
News
Feb. 27, 2026
NISAR L-band data products are now available, giving users a first look at data products from NISAR acquisitions.
News
Jan. 23, 2026
Image captured on January 13, 2026, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 15, 2026
The Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Glacier Database provides timely data on more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.
Feature Article
April 8, 2025
Image captured on Mar 4, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
March 6, 2025
This is the first in a five-part webinar series to introduce NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) platform and the platform's data, tools, and applications.
Webinar
Oct. 28, 2024
Join us for a tour of enhanced data product landing pages, new user resources, data visualization tools, and a Jupyter Notebook tutorial to access cryospheric data at NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC.
Webinar
Aug. 22, 2024