Where is the National Snow and Ice Data Center?
Where is the National Snow and Ice Data Center?
Boulder
NSIDC DAAC is located in Boulder, CO. NSIDC DAAC has served at the forefront of cryospheric data management practices since 1976.
How do I download data from Nsidc?
Visualize and download NSIDC DAAC data with NASA Worldview
- Step 1: Access NASA Worldview (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/)
- Step 2: Search for and add SMAP soil moisture data to Worldview.
- Step 3: Focus on an area of interest and visualize a time series.
Who runs the National Snow and Ice Data Center?
NSIDC is part of the University of Colorado Boulder Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), and is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information through a cooperative agreement.
What university does Nsidc operate out of?
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) part of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder, serves as a national information and referral center in support of snow and ice research.
What is the purpose of Nsidc?
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) supports research into our world’s frozen realms: the snow, ice, glaciers, frozen ground, and climate interactions that make up Earth’s cryosphere.
What does sea ice extent mean?
Figure 1 shows Arctic sea ice extent from 1979, when routine monitoring by satellites started, to 2020. Sea ice extent is defined as the area of ocean where at least 15 percent of the surface is frozen. This threshold was chosen because scientists have found that it gives the best approximation of the edge of the ice.
When was Nsidc founded?
1982
In 1982, NOAA created the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) as a means to expand the WDC holdings and as a place to archive data from some NOAA programs.
What are the components of a glacier?
A glacier is a large, perennial accumulation of crystalline ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land and moves down slope under the influence of its own weight and gravity.
What is the difference between ice extent and ice area?
Area and extent are different measures and give scientists slightly different information. Some organizations, including Cryosphere Today, report ice area; NSIDC primarily reports ice extent. Extent is always a larger number than area, and there are pros and cons associated with each method.
What’s under the Arctic ice?
The “underside” of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic is a unique habitat, where roughly 1,000 different species of algae, which are largely unaffected by cold or lack of light, flourish. The larvae and juvenile fish can only survive by hiding; and the best hiding place in their Arctic home waters is the sea ice.
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