Satellite Products | NERSC Arctic Sea Ice Observing System

Daily Observations

Data for downloading: Arctic Ice Concentration data (1978-1996) (NERSC)
Data for downloading: Total daily sea ice area and extent in the Arctic (2002->present)(NERSC)

Seasonal and Long-term Observations

Monthly sea ice area and extent from 1978 to present (NERSC)
Total monthly sea ice area and extent in Arctic (NERSC)
Climatology Sea Ice Concentration in Arctic (NERSC)

Daily Arctic ice area and extent curves from SSMI (NERSC)

Regional monthly sea ice area and extent from 1978 to present (NERSC)

Data Attribution: The data provided on this website is sourced from the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) Arctic Sea Ice Observing System (https://iceobs.nersc.no), using the NERSC developed NORSEX Sea Ice algorithm. It uses DMSP SMM/I Brightness temperatures (https://nsidc.org/). It is updated daily and intended for informational purposes only. If you use or reference this data, please attribute it to "NERSC Arctic Sea Ice Observing System" and include a link back to this website (https://iceobs.nersc.no). NERSC makes no warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data.