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View and download high latitude satellite data, model output, and in-situ measurements.

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Laser/Radar Altimeter (LaRA) Arctic Monthly Snow Depth Means Now Available!
Monthly mean LaRA snow depth data for the Arctic winter months (November through April) are now accessible. These 5-year climatological monthly means were created by averaging satellite-derived snow depths from five winters spanning 2018–2023, using integrated observations from ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2. Check out the data (ESA algorithm, AWI algorithm) June 15, 2025

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ERDDAP Data Server

The ERDDAP data server provides a simple, consistent way to subset and download environmental datasets in common file formats with options to make graphs and maps.

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