Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1

Data set id:

NSIDC-0081

DOI: 10.5067/U8C09DWVX9LM

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Maslanik, J. & Stroeve, J. (1999). Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations. (NSIDC-0081, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/U8C09DWVX9LM. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 12-23-2024.

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Version Summary

June 2016

Starting on 1 April 2016, sea ice concentration fields are computed using F18 data.

March 2015

New smaller pole hole mask used: SSMIS Pole Hole

New spurious ice masks: NIC Valid Ice Masks

1999

Initial release of this data product.

Overview

This data set is retired and no longer available for download. We recommend using the newest version of Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations data set as an alternative. This data set provides a Near-Real-Time (NRT) map of sea ice concentrations for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Parameter(s):

SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

Platform(s):

DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18

Sensor(s):

SSMIS

Data Format(s):

PNG, Binary

Temporal Coverage:

1 January 2015 to 2 January 2023

Temporal Resolution:

1 day

Spatial Resolution:

25 km

25 km

Spatial Reference System(s):

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North

EPSG:3411

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South

EPSG:3412

Spatial Coverage:

N:

-39.23

S:

-90

E:

180

W:

-180

N:

90

S:

30.98

E:

180

W:

-180

Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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User Guide

Near-Real-Time DMSP SSMIS Daily Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1 User Guide

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Descriptions of and differences between the NASA Team and Bootstrap algorithms

NSIDC currently archives passive microwave sea ice concentration products based on two algorithms: the NASA Team algorithm and the Bootstrap algorithm. Both algorithms were developed by researchers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the 1980s.

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