Corrupted input data impacting OSI SAF sea ice concentration ICDR and sea ice index

Due to corrupted input data, the production of the OSI SAF sea ice concentration interim climate data record (OSI-430-a ICDR) that was produced for the date 2024.03.13 and delivered on date 2024.03.29 contained data with wrong values for both Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The sea ice index product (OSI-420) produced the same day uses these data as input, and hence also contained data with wrong values for the date 2024.03.13.

The issue was discovered, problem identified and fixed by retrieving new and correct input data form the data provider. The OSI-430-a and OSI-420 products was regenerate and made available within 2024.03.30 09:30 UTC.

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