Sea-ice index

IDENTIFICATION
Description	The Sea Ice Index is a climate indicator of sea-ice coverage. The index covers both the sea-ice extent and area over the last 40+ years and is continuously updated to present time. It consists of an updated series of graphs (.png) visualising the trends and evolution of sea ice at hemispheric, global and regional scales. In addition, the data files (.txt and .nc) are available for users who are interested in analysing and plotting the data themselves. The Sea Ice Index is derived from the OSI SAF Global Sea Ice Concentration data, with R&D input from ESA CCI.
Product type	Near real time product
Status	Demonstrational
Status comment	We invite users to give feedback on the index before we make it operational.
Identifier	OSI-420
Acronym	SIIN

CHARACTERISTICS
Processing level	Indicator
Satellite input	SMMR, DMSP/SSM/I, DMSP/SSMIS
Frequency	Updated daily
Spatial coverage	Hemispherical and regional

ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS

DATA ACCESS
Diffusion mean(s) and format(s)	HL FTP Server (NetCDF4) HL FTP server (Text)
Main FTP server	HL FTP server (hosted by MET Norway)	Other FTP server, other mean(s) to access main server
EUMETCast	EUMETCast	Discovery mean(s)
EUMETSAT Data Centre	EDC	Discovery mean(s)
Applications and users	Climate	OSI SAF Producer	Norwegian Meteorological Institute

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Product web page	Description	Product User Manual	PUM
Last products at a glance	Quicklook

HISTORY, COMMENTS
Use of the product(s) should be acknowledged with the following citation: EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility, Sea ice index 1979-onwards (v2.1, 2020), OSI-420, Data extracted from OSI SAF FTP server: ([extracted period],) ([extracted domains],)) accessed [download date] For example: EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility, Sea ice index 1979-onwards (v2.1, 2020), OSI-420, Data extracted from OSI SAF FTP server: 1979-2019, Northen Hemisphere, Barents Sea, accessed 2020-11-19 When the data are used or displayed, they can be labelled as “OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2.1” (alternatively “OSI SAF SIIN v2.1”, “OSI SAF SII v2.1”, or the like). An acknowledgement sentence could be: “The OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2.1 is made available athttps://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p1-sea-ice-index”. The above acknowledgement may be accompanied by a citation to Lavergne et al. (2019), that documents the Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Records used in the Sea Ice Index, e.g. The OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2p1 is prepared using EUMETSAT OSI SAF Sea Ice Concentration data,with R&D input from the ESA Climate Change Initiative (ESA CCI) (Lavergne et al. 2019).
First product date	01/01/1979

HISTORY, COMMENTS

Use of the product(s) should be acknowledged with the following citation:

EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility, Sea ice index 1979-onwards (v2.1, 2020), OSI-420, Data extracted from OSI SAF FTP server: ([extracted period],) ([extracted domains],)) accessed [download date]

For example:

EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility, Sea ice index 1979-onwards (v2.1, 2020), OSI-420, Data extracted from OSI SAF FTP server: 1979-2019, Northen Hemisphere, Barents Sea, accessed 2020-11-19

When the data are used or displayed, they can be labelled as “OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2.1” (alternatively “OSI SAF SIIN v2.1”, “OSI SAF SII v2.1”, or the like).

An acknowledgement sentence could be: “The OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2.1 is made available athttps://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p1-sea-ice-index”.

The above acknowledgement may be accompanied by a citation to Lavergne et al. (2019), that documents the Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Records used in the Sea Ice Index, e.g. The OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v2p1 is prepared using EUMETSAT OSI SAF Sea Ice Concentration data,with R&D input from the ESA Climate Change Initiative (ESA CCI) (Lavergne et al. 2019).

First product date

01/01/1979

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