On 16 April 2025, the “Order Files” option of NSIDC DAAC’s Data Access Tool was retired and replaced with Earthdata Download. Earthdata Download is a native desktop application that enables efficient direct download for orders of any size. To use this new download option, you must install the new version release of Earthdata Download (v1.0.4) available here: http://nasa.github.io/earthdata-download/.
Additionally, the “Order History” page (http://nsidc.org/order-history) will also be removed two weeks after this update, on 30 April 2025.

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Data Set:

MODIS/Aqua Sea Ice Extent 5-Min L2 Swath 1km, Version 61

Data Set ID:

MYD29

Data Set Summary:

This global Level-2 (L2) product provides daily sea ice extent and ice surface temperature. The data are derived from Level-1B radiances acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Aqua satellite. Each data granule contains 5 minutes of swath data observed at a resolution of 1000 m. The terms "Version 61" and "Collection 6.1" are used interchangeably in reference to this release of MODIS data.