Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20.
Suomi NPP data announcement
Glaciers/Ice Sheets News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Glaciers/Ice Sheets.
OpenAltimetry lets users explore changes on Earth’s surface around the globe and over time, and all they need is a web browser.
Feature Article
Dec. 20, 2023
Dr. Williams aims to use interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) to determine the speed of every glacier on the planet.
Data User Story
Dec. 1, 2022
NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.
Feature Article
June 23, 2022
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
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is essential to projects that monitor the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.
Data User Story
Oct. 10, 2021
Image captured on 26 June 2021, by the MODIS instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
July 6, 2021
Image captured on 2 June 2021, by the VIIRS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
June 7, 2021
This ArcGIS StoryMap highlights Data User Profiles, Learning Resources and Worldview imagery layers in support of Earth Day 2021.
Feature Article
April 19, 2021
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