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Description

This data set provides a Near-Real-Time (NRT) map of sea ice concentrations for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP 5D-3/F16 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F17 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F18
Instruments
SSMIS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 30.98 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -39.23 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Geographic Region
ANTARCTICA ,
ARCTIC ,
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ,
POLAR ,
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2023-01-01 to Present
Concept ID
C3177838875-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2142
Processing Level
3
Science Keywords
Sea Ice Concentration

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Meier, W., Stewart, J., Wilcox, H., Hardman, M., & Scott, D. (2021). Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/YTTHO2FJQ97K Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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