Sea Ice Today - National Snow and Ice Data Center
Dec 4, 2024 · Sea ice data is updated daily, with a one-day lag. On occasion, there is data delay which is usually resolved within a few days. The orange line in extent and concentration …
Science of Snow - National Snow and Ice Data Center
The sun emerges after heavy snow hit Mount Vernon, Iowa. — Credit: Rich Herrmann/Flickr Snow on the ground. The character of the snow surface after a snowfall depends on the original form …
Arctic Weather and Climate | National Snow and Ice Data Center
This bustling harbor in Ilulissat, Greenland, is filled with various kinds of water vessels. Summers in Greenland turn Greenland green. — Credit: Twila Moon, NSIDC Weather is the day-to-day …
Glacier Quick Facts - National Snow and Ice Data Center
What are ice caps and icefields? An ice cap is a type of glacier, covering less than 50,000 square kilometers (20,000 square miles). Like ice sheets, ice caps tend to spread out in dome-like …
Data | National Snow and Ice Data Center
Open access data to inform researchers, policymakers, and othersNSIDC’s data management programs focus on preserving and providing access to cryospheric data and related …
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Melt events on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula and along the Dronning Maud coastal ice shelves between December 15 and 19 combined to produce an early-season record melt …
Ice Sheet Quick Facts - National Snow and Ice Data Center
A meandering melt stream feeds the supraglacial lake in Greenland, eroding a channel on the ice sheet. — Credit: Ian Joughin/Imaggeo Together, the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets …
What do ice cores reveal about the past? | National Snow and Ice …
Mar 24, 2023 · For all their transparent beauty, snowflakes often crystallize around atmospheric particles such as dust or pollen. — Credit: K.G. Libbrecht, National Science Foundation You …
Sea Ice Index Daily and Monthly Image Viewer
The monthly Sea Ice Index provides a quick look at Arctic-wide changes in sea ice. It is a source for consistently processed ice extent and concentration images and data values since 1979. …
Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph - National Snow and Ice Data …
How to use Charctic. Developed at NSIDC with support from NASA, the Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph enables users to more easily access and explore the National Oceanic and …