Nowcast Products

Driven by the Navy's requirement to support the submarine fleet, the NIC provides a number of daily products that require a current snapshot of ice conditions. Nowcast products supply this data in near real time to enhance the quality of NIC products.

Forecast Products

Creating an accurate forecast of ice is essential to supporting the NIC's military, government, an commercial customers. Specifically movement of the ice edge is important for safety of navigation and route planning. Many NIC products include a 5-day, 10-day or 30-day forecast. Forecast models and products developed by the scientific community are an important element the NIC ice forecast.

Buoy Data

While Nowcast and Forecast tools are valuable in creation of NIC products, it is critical to incorporate observational data from the Arctic as a ground truth source of data for temperature, pressure, and ice drift. The buoys of the International Arctic Buoy Programme supply this data to the NIC.