Sea Ice Concentrations NSIDC Dataset

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Information

Producer National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Type Remote sensing
Data Abbreviation SIC
Time Range 1978.10.26-2021.12.31
Product Level L3B
Spatial Coverage The North Pole
Spatial resolution 25 km
Temporal Resolution Daily, Monthly
Reference Coordinate System WGS 84 (EPSG 4326)

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Description

Sea Ice Concentrations (SIC): Sea ice concentration represents the coverage area of sea ice. This dataset aims to provide a continuous time series product of SIC, calculated using brightness temperature data from NASA GSFC's SMMR and brightness temperature data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) processed SSM/I and SSMIS.
 
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Naming Convention

NSIDC_DMSP_SSMIS_YYYYMMDDTOYYYYMMDD_L3B_ARCTIC_25KM_ SIC _NODEF
NSIDC_MERGE_MERGE_YYYYMMDDTOYYYYMMDD_L3B_ARCTIC_25KM_SIC_NODEF
 
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Related Website

This dataset is available for open download and use at the National Earth System Science Data Center(http://www.geodata.cn/)
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Reference

All content of this product is referenced from the National Snow and Ice Data Center in the United States.
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