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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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 meeting for the Arctic Radiation-Cloud-Aerosol-Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) featured an overview and presentations on individual data collections.
Event
July 26, 2026
A recent study examined the accuracy of satellite data for gauging snow depth. Researchers found that NASA's ICESat-2 can provide reliable estimates of snow depth.
News
July 20, 2026
False-color Terra MODIS imagery and a snow cover index help distinguish clouds from snow on May 7, 2026.
Worldview Image of the Week
May 8, 2026
A data training webinar to learn about the ICESat-2 Global Geolocated Photons product and two snow depth estimation methods.
Webinar
April 10, 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
Image captured February 9, 2026, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 12, 2026
Image captured February 2, 2026, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Feb. 5, 2026
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