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Image composite from December 1, 2024, captured by the AMSR2 instrument aboard the GCOM-W1 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
This is the first in a four-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
Dr. Gerald (Stinger) Guala talks about the many ways citizen scientists are enhancing NASA's Earth science data collection.
Data User Story
The fate of older sea ice in the Arctic may be key to the future of polar bears.
Feature Article
Scientists have determined that Arctic sea ice is on the decline, leading to questions about future climate.
Feature Article
Image captured on 4 February 2018, by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
Feature Article
Researchers use averaged ice concentrations to estimate sea ice cover.
Feature Article