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Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).
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Kristin Poinar

Dr. Kristin Poinar

Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Kristin Poinar develop the next generation of models for forecasting sea-level rise from melting glaciers and ice sheets.
Data User Story
May 3, 2022
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Dr. Kevin Schaefer

Data from NASA’s ORNL DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Kevin Schaefer detect climate-induced thawing of permafrost throughout the Arctic.
Data User Story
Jan. 31, 2022
False color image of snow in the Alps on 21 December 2021 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 satellite

Snow and clouds in the Alps

Image captured Dec. 20, 2021, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 21, 2021
Dr. Melinda Webster

Dr. Melinda Webster

Data from NASA’s NSIDC DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Melinda Webster study sea ice and overcome the challenges of working in the Arctic’s inhospitable environments.
Data User Story
June 24, 2021
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NASA Openscapes Champions Opportunity

NASA’s Openscapes Champions is a professional development and leadership opportunity for researchers to migrate their workflows to the cloud.
Feature Article
June 23, 2021
Kurt Thome

Dr. Kurt Thome

Talking about 20 years of NASA's Terra mission and its significance with Terra Project Scientist Dr. Kurt Thome.
Data User Story
May 12, 2021
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