Repository details
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Name of repository
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Additional name(s)
- NSIDC
- World Data Center for Glaciology
- WDC for Glaciology
- WDC - CU
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
NSIDC offers hundreds of scientific data sets for research, focusing on the cryosphere and its interactions. Data are from satellites and field observations. All data are free of charge.
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
1.396 datasets
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Institutions (6)
Institution
Additional name(s)
- CIRES
- NSIDC
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1976
Additional name(s)
- CDF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- NASA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1982
Additional name(s)
- NOAA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1982
Additional name(s)
- NSF
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1982
Additional name(s)
- CU Boulder
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
- registration
- institutional membership
Data licenses (3)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (2)
Metadata standards (3)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Alerting services (2)
Remarks
Remarks
The repo was certified by CTS from 24.03.2020 to 24.03.2023; WDC - CU is a regular member of ICSU World Data System. NSIDC is covered by Clarivate Data Citation Index. The World Data Center (WDC) for Glaciology, Boulder, a data center responsible for archiving all available glaciological information, was established at the American Geographical Society
In 1982, NOAA created the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) as a means to expand the WDC holdings and as a place to archive data from some NOAA programs. In 1976, responsibility for the WDC for Glaciology was transferred to NOAA, Environmental Data and Information Service (EDIS), and the center moved to the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1957. Between 1971 and 1976 it was operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, Glaciology Project Office.
Entry date
2012-11-21
Last update
2025-03-25
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