Requirement #1139 

Values

For variable: Aerosol Light Extinction Vertical Profile

In application: 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.5

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 20 % 40 % 60 % 0.5
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable) 10 % 20 % 30 % 0.5
Horizontal Resolution 50 km 100 km 500 km 0.5
Vertical Resolution 0.2 km 1 km 2 km 0.5
Observing Cycle 24 h 30 d 90 d 0.5
Timeliness 26 h 29 d 1 y 0.5

 

Validated: 4/15/25 Source: GCOS-245: The 2022 ECVs Requirements (GCOS-245)
General Comment: Values specified here are for troposphere Values in stratosphere specified in GCOS-245 Uncertainty at 2-sigma Confidence: firm
Def: :Result of impact studies of actual data used in actual applications of numerical or conceptual models
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications