Sea Ice Thickness from NOAA-SNPP VIIRS NRT, Antarctic

Summary

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

Time Period

Aug 2021 to Feb 2025

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 S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily	noaacwVIIRSnppicethickSP06Daily
4-day	Ice Thickness, NOAA S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily 4-day Composite	noaacwVIIRSnppicethickSP06Daily4Day

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 S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily

ERDDAP Dataset ID

noaacwVIIRSnppicethickSP06Daily

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

Aug 29, 2021 to Feb 15, 2025

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 S-NPP VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Polar Stereographic (South), Daily 4-day Composite

ERDDAP Dataset ID

noaacwVIIRSnppicethickSP06Daily4Day

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 Feb 11, 2025

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