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http://vip.arizona.edu/
1980-2010, running 7 day average
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http://wiki.icess.ucsb.edu/measures/GSM
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http://nsidc.org/data/AE_SI12
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Snow - IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis
http://nsidc.org/data/G02156
2006-2014, running 29 day average
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http://lima.usgs.gov
images collected primarily during 1999–2003.
Greenland Icesheet - MODIS composite from 2011 - this is a cloud-free mosaic from several images from summer 2011
Summer 2011
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