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Average ice extent for October 2011 was 7.10 million square kilometers (2.74 million square miles), 2.19 million square kilometers (846,000 square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 average. This was 330,000 square kilometers (127,000 square miles) above the average for October 2007, the lowest extent in the satellite record for that month. Courtesy: National Snow and Ice Data CenterAverage ice extent for October 2011 was 7.10 million square kilometers (2.74 million square miles), 2.19 million square kilometers (846,000 square miles) below the 1979 to 2000 average. This was 330,000 square kilometers (127,000 square miles) above the average for October 2007, the lowest extent in the satellite record for that month. Courtesy: National Snow and Ice Data Center

The NSIDC DAAC provides data and information for snow and ice processes, particularly interactions among snow, ice, atmosphere, and ocean, in support of research in global change detection and model validation. It archives and distributes cryosphere and climate related products from several EOS sensors including MODIS, AMSR-E, and GLAS. NSIDC also provides general data and information services to the cryospheric and polar processes research community.

Data Access

Data orders may be placed at the NSIDC DAAC through the REVERB, Polaris, or Data Pool. Users may also access information about NSIDC data holdings through the online data catalog on NSIDC’s Web site. NSIDC data products are available by FTP. NSIDC will provide data on other forms of media (DVD, CD) by special request.

Specialty

  • Snow
  • Ice
  • Cryosphere
  • Climate

 

Contact Information

NSIDC DAAC User Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Phone: +1 303–492–6199
Fax: +1 303–492–2468
E-mail: nsidc@nsidc.org
URL: http://nsidc.org

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