$68 million NASA contract awarded to CIRES National Snow and Ice Data Center

NASA has selected the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). Under the contract, valued at $68 million, the NSIDC DAAC will continue to provide data management services focused on preserving, documenting, and providing access to cryospheric data and related geophysical data—enabling a diverse science community, advancing open science and leveraging cloud technology. 

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