Sea Ice Thickness from NOAA-20 VIIRS NRT, Antarctic

Summary

This is 750m VIIRS sea ice thickness from the NOAA-20 satellite for the Antarctic. Near-real-time daily data and 4-day composites are available for the past 3 weeks.

Time Period

Mar 2021 to Nov 2024

Spatial Coverage

Antarctic

Spatial Resolution

795.0 m

Projection

Polar stereographic

Composites

Daily 4-day

Data Provider

NOAA CoastWatch

Parameters

IceThickness

Map Settings

Data Access

ERDDAP

ERDDAP is a data server that gives you a simple, consistent way to download data in the format and the spatial and temporal coverage that you want. Use the following links to access the data in ERDDAP.

Composite	Dataset Name	ERDDAP ID
Daily	Ice Thickness, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily	noaacwVIIRSn20icethickSP06Daily
4-day	Ice Thickness, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily 4-day Composite	noaacwVIIRSn20icethickSP06Daily4Day

These Data are in Projected Coordinates

This dataset is provided by NOAA CoastWatch in a Polar Stereographic projection. Check out these tips on accessing projected data from our servers.

Working with Lat-Lon Grids

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NetCDF File Users

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Data Access Examples

View demonstrations of working with the ERDDAP interface and working with R scripts and the ERDDAP API
https://polarwatch.noaa.gov/tools-training/code-gallery

The following details are from the dataset metadata. View dataset details in ERDDAP

ERDDAP Dataset Title

Ice Thickness, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily

ERDDAP Dataset ID

noaacwVIIRSn20icethickSP06Daily

Data Provider

NOAA CoastWatch

More information about this product

https://coastwatch.noaa.gov

Data Provider Web Page

https://coastwatch.noaa.gov

Dataset Description

Enterprise Ice Thickness/ Age Products

Time Period

Mar 23, 2021 to Nov 12, 2024

Spatial Coverage

Antarctic

Parameters

IceThickness

Composites

Daily 4-day

Data Formats

Data are available in a number of formats including NetCDF, csv, graphics and more.

Metadata

View in ERDDAP

Projection

Polar Stereographic, EPSG:3976

The following details are from the dataset metadata. View dataset details in ERDDAP

ERDDAP Dataset Title

Ice Thickness, NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily 4-day Composite

ERDDAP Dataset ID

noaacwVIIRSn20icethickSP06Daily4Day

Data Provider

NOAA CoastWatch

More information about this product

https://coastwatch.noaa.gov

Data Provider Web Page

https://coastwatch.noaa.gov

Dataset Description

Enterprise Ice Thickness/ Age Products

Time Period

Apr 13, 2021 to Nov 14, 2024

Spatial Coverage

Antarctic

Parameters

IceThickness

Composites

Daily 4-day

Data Formats

Data are available in a number of formats including NetCDF, csv, graphics and more.

Metadata

View in ERDDAP

Projection

Polar Stereographic, EPSG:3976