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January 7, 2019

Data set update: IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1

The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at… Read more »

January 3, 2019

Data set update: IceBridge ATM L4 Surface Elevation Rate of Change, Version 1

The IceBridge ATM L4 Surface Elevation Rate of Change, Version 1 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at the NASA… Read more »

January 3, 2019

Data set update: IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature, Version 1

The IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature, Version 1 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at the NASA National Snow and… Read more »

January 3, 2019

Data set update: IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2

The IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at the… Read more »

December 27, 2018

Data set update: IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 2

The IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 2 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at the NASA… Read more »

December 27, 2018

Data set update: IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2

The IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 data set has been updated through 01 May 2018 to now include 2018 Greenland campaign data at the NASA National… Read more »

December 20, 2018

Data set update: IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1

The IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 data set now includes data through 01 May 2018 for the 2018 Greenland campaign at the NASA National… Read more »

December 20, 2018

New data set release: AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 1

The AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L3 Daily 12.5 km Brightness Temperatures, Sea Ice Concentration, Motion & Snow Depth Polar Grids, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow… Read more »

December 17, 2018

Data set update: IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1

The IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 data set has been updated through 20 September 2017 to include data from the 2017 Greenland campaign at the NASA National Snow… Read more »

December 13, 2018

New data set release: SnowEx17 UM Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) Surface Temperature, Version 1

The SnowEx17 UM Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) Surface Temperature, Version 1 data set is now available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC… Read more »

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