A new review paper, led by NSIDC senior research scientist Julienne Stroeve and published in Science on February 6, 2025, ...

Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its ...

Surface melting for the Antarctic ice sheet appears to have set a record for the 46-year satellite observation period on January 2, 2025. All areas of the Antarctic coast that generally see ...

The distribution of ATLAS/ICESat-2 expedited latency “Quick Look” data sets for ATL07 and ATL10, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSI ...

Learn how NOAA@NSIDC data are being used in research, and read updates and spotlights on how you can use the data, tools and resources we offer. If you are using NOAA@NSIDC data in your research, ...

Air temperatures in December 2024 were above average over the entire Arctic Ocean, continuing the pattern set in November. Average Arctic sea ice extent for December was the lowest in the satellite ...

Meier WN; Stewart JS (2025) Evaluation of Sea Ice Motion Estimates from Enhanced Resolution Passive Microwave Brightness Temperatures Remote Sensing 17 (2) 259-259, doi: 10.3390/rs17020259 Cheng Y; ...

Donna Scott is the programs and projects lead at NSIDC. She is a member of the NSIDC leadership team, primarily representing programs and projects external to the NSIDC Distributed Active Archive ...

Climate change has brought rapid, dramatic changes to the Arctic, affecting ecosystems, communities, and infrastructure in unprecedented ways. Communities in the region, for example, face challenges ...

As climate changes, how do Earth's frozen areas affect our planet and impact society? The cryosphere is a global system stretching from the Arctic to the Antarctic and includes all the snow, ice, and ...

With over 1500 data sets to choose from, it can be hard to know where to begin. Read this easy-to-read tutorial on how to navigate this website to discover and work with data, as well as frequently ...

Catch up on reports of Arctic sea ice conditions and view near-real-time data from both polar regions (formerly known as Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis). Read seasonal analysis of snow conditions in ...