Requirements defined for Climate Monitoring (GCOS) (87)
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Id | Variable | Layer | App Area | Uncertainty | Stability / decade | Hor Res | Ver Res | Obs Cyc | Timeliness | Coverage | Conf Level | Val Date | Source |
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865 | N2O | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | AOPC | ||||||||
878 | CO2 column average dry air mixing ratio | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | AOPC | ||||||||
887 | CH4 column average dry air mixing ratio | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | AOPC | ||||||||
896 | NO2 | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | AOPC | ||||||||
900 | HCHO Total Column | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | AOPC | ||||||||
906 | SO2 Total Column | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | firm | GAW Expert Team on Atmospheric Composition Network Design and Evolution | ||||||||
768 | Wind speed (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.5 m/s | 0.05 m/s | 10 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
773 | Precipitation intensity at surface (liquid or solid) | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.5 mm/h | 0.02 mm/h | 25 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
774 | Air temperature (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 K | 0.02 K | 10 km | 60 min | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
775 | Air pressure (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 hPa | 0.02 hPa | 10 km | 60 min | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
776 | Relative Humidity (near surface) | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 % | 0.5 % | 10 km | 60 min | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
777 | Dew Point Temperature | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 K | 0.02 K | 10 km | 60 min | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
778 | Atmospheric temperature | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.5 K | 0.05 K | 25 km | 1 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
779 | Atmospheric temperature | UTLS | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.5 K | 0.05 K | 100 km | 2 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
780 | Atmospheric temperature | MUS M |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.2 K | 0.02 K | 100 km | 5 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
781 | Wind (horizontal) | MUS UTLS FT PBL M |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 2 m.s-1 | 0.5 m.s-1 | 10 km | 0.5 km | 60 min | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
784 | Upward long-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 W/m2 | 0.2 W/m2 | 100 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
785 | Upward short-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 W/m2 | 0.3 W/m2 | 100 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
786 | Downward short-wave irradiance at TOA | TOA | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||||
787 | Downward long-wave irradiance at Earth surface | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 W.m-2 | 0.2 W.m-2 | 100 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
788 | Downward short-wave irradiance at Earth surface | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 W.m-2 | 0.2 W.m-2 | 100 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
789 | Relative humidity | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 0.3 % | 25 km | 2 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
790 | Relative humidity | UTLS | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 0.3 % | 100 km 200 km |
2 km | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
791 | Cloud cover | UTLS | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
792 | Cloud top temperature | Cloud-top | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 K 5 K |
0.25 K | 50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
793 | Cloud optical depth | TC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
794 | Cloud liquid water (CLW) | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 25 % | 5 % | 50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
795 | Cloud drop effective radius | FT PBL Cloud-top |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 μm | 1 μm | 50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
796 | CO2 | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 km 10 km |
5 m | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
797 | CH4 | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 km 10 km |
5 m | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
798 | CH4 | UTLS | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 100 km 200 km |
2 m | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-25 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
800 | CO2 Tropospheric Column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
801 | CH4 Tropospheric column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
802 | O3 Total Column | TC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 2 % | 1 % | 20 km 50 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
803 | NO2 Tropospheric column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 20 molecules/cm2 | 2 molecules/cm2 | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
804 | SO2 Tropospheric Column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 30 % | 5 % (stability/decade) | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
805 | HCHO Tropospheric column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 30 molecules/cm2 | 5 molecules/cm2 | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
806 | CO Tropospheric column | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 20 % | 2 % | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
807 | Aerosol Optical Depth | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.03 Dimensionless | 0.02 Dimensionless | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
808 | Aerosol single-scattering albedo | n/a (2D) | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.03 dimensionless | 0.01 dimensionless | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
809 | Aerosol Layer Height | n/a (2D) | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 km | 0.5 | 5 km 10 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
810 | Aerosol Extinction Coefficient | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 m-1 | 0.2 m-1 | 200 km 500 km |
1 km 2 km |
7 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-26 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |
812 | O3 | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 20 km 50 km |
5 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-27 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
813 | O3 | UTLS | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 100 km 200 km |
1 km 2 km |
4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-27 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
814 | O3 | MUS M |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 100 km 200 km |
3 km | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-27 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
815 | CO | FT PBL |
Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 km | 5 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-27 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
817 | Integrated Water Vapour (IWV) | TC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 25 km | 4 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-27 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
818 | River discharge | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||||
819 | Lake area | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 20 m | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
820 | Lake level | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 3 cm 10 cm |
1 cm | 0.1 km | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
821 | Lake Surface Temperature | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 K | 0.1 K | 0.3 km | 7 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
822 | Soil moisture (in the roots region) | Root | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.04 m3 /m3 | 0.01 m3 /m3 | 1 km 25 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
823 | Soil moisture at surface | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.04 m3 /m3 | 1 km 25 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
824 | Snow cover | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 4 % | 0.1 km 1 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
825 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 mm | 10 mm | 1 km | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
826 | Glacier cover | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 15 m 30 m |
1 y | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
827 | Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR) | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 % | 3 % | 0.05 km 0.2 km 0.5 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
828 | Leaf Area Index (LAI) | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 15 % | 10 % | 0.05 km 0.25 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
829 | Earth surface albedo | Near Surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 1 % | 0.05 km 0.2 km 0.5 km |
24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
830 | Land surface temperature | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 K | 0.1 K | 1 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
831 | Biomass | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 t/ha 50 t/ha |
0.5 km 1 km |
1 y | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
832 | Land cover | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 m 250 m 1000 m |
1 y 5 y 10 y |
Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
833 | Fire fractional cover | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % 10 % |
0.25 km 1 km 3 km |
60 min 6 h |
Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
834 | Fire radiative power | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.0005 kW*m-2 | 0.25 km 1 km 3 km |
60 min 6 h |
Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
835 | Sea surface temperature | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 K | 0.03 K | 1 km 100 km |
60 min 7 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
836 | Ocean temperature | Upper oc | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.01 K | 1 km 10 km |
60 min 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
837 | Sea surface salinity | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.01 psu | 0.001 psu | 1 km 100 km |
60 min 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
838 | Ocean salinity | Upper oc | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.01 psu | 1 km 10 km |
60 min 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
839 | Ocean surface currents (vector) | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 cm/s | 30 km | 60 min 7 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
840 | Ocean velocity | Upper oc | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 2 cm/s | 1 km 10 km |
60 min 7 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
841 | Ocean dynamic topography | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.2 cm 0.4 cm |
0.03 cm | 10 km 100 km |
7 d 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
842 | Coastal sea level (tide) | Bulk | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 cm | 0.1 cm | 10 km | 60 min 7 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
843 | Significant wave height | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 m | 0.05 m | 25 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
844 | Wind stress | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.01 Pa 4 Pa |
10 km 100 km |
60 min 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
845 | Sea surface heat flux | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 W/m2 15 W/m2 |
1 W/m2 2 W/m2 |
1 km 25 km |
60 min 30 d |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
846 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 5 % | 1 km 15 km |
7 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||
847 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 cm | 25 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
848 | Sea-ice motion | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 1 km*d-1 | 5 km | 7 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
849 | Ocean subsurface dissolved oxygen concentration | Bulk | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.5 10 -6 Mol. Kg^-1 2 10 -6 Mol. Kg^-1 |
3 degrees 20 degrees |
7 d 10 y |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
850 | pCO2 | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 2 microatm | 500 km 1000 km |
7 d 10 y |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
851 | Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) | Bulk | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 2.0E-6 Mol. Kg-1 | 1000 km 2000 km |
10 y | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
852 | Ocean subsurface tracers | Bulk | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.005 % 0.5 % |
1000 2000 |
1 y 10 y |
Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
853 | Water-leaving spectral radiance | Sea surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 5 % | 4 | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||
854 | Ocean chlorophyll concentration | Bulk | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 4 km | 7 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | ||||
858 | Cloud top pressure | Cloud-top | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 15 hPa 50 hPa |
3 hPa 15 hPa |
50 km | 3 h | Global | reasonable | 2020-03-05 | AOPC | ||
860 | Snow depth | Land surface | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 1 km | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2020-03-05 | TOPC | ||
859 | Total lightning density | TrC | Climate Monitoring (GCOS) | 10 km | 24 h | Global | tentative | 2020-03-05 | AOPC |