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NSIDC Sea Ice Index (G02135)

Daily and monthly sea-ice extent/concentration products from Nov 1978 to present for north and south hemispheres. The HTTPS data root (noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02135/) listed north/, south/ and seaice_analysis/ directories when checked on 2026-11-05, with seaice_analysis stamped that same day. The current product series is Version 4.

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Signal Scoredraft model
88
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
4 source links checked
18
Freshness
verified 2026-11-05
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

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Access
none
Free tier
Free HTTPS file access under noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02135/; citation required. No numeric rate limit stated on the data root listing.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
NSIDC states its data are free to access and that citing the dataset is a condition of use. The Sea Ice Index Version 4 citation uses DOI 10.7265/a98x-0f50. On 2026-11-05 the nsidc.org landing page timed out from the build host while the HTTPS data root answered; re-check the landing page when reachable.
Attribution
Cite Sea Ice Index (G02135, Version 4) per NSIDC citation policies / DOI 10.7265/a98x-0f50

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-05

  1. 01nsidc.org/data/g02135/versions/4
  2. 02noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02135/
  3. 03nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright
  4. 04doi.org/10.7265/a98x-0f50

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  "domain": "OSINT",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
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  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
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