NSIDC DAAC data sets published on Earthdata Cloud
Thirty-four data sets from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), and Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (ICESat/GLAS) collections...
NSIDC DAAC data sets published on Earthdata Cloud
Thirty-four data sets from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), and Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (ICESat/GLAS) collections...
Arctic sea ice has reached minimum extent for 2022
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Arctic sea ice at minimum extent
Arctic sea ice extent likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 13, 2017. Credit: NSIDC. High-resolution image.Arctic sea ice extent has likely reached...
Dying for data: the ill-fated USS Jeannette and the pursuit of scientific discovery
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