Theme: Cryosphere
Requirements defined for Variables related to Theme Cryosphere (57)
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Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red
| Id | Variable | Layer | App Area | ATP | Uncertainty | Layer/s Quality | Coverage Quality | Stability / decade | Hor Res | Ver Res | Obs Cyc | Timeliness | Coverage | Conf Level | Val Date | Source | General Comment | Application Area Comment | Horizontal Coverage Comment | Observation Comment | Performance Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Snow cover | Land surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
6 h 12 h 24 h |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | For model assimilation. Decadal changes may be of order 5% (N. Nicholls et al. 1996 Observed Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change 1995 (IPCC Second Assessment).) | |||||||||
| 109 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | Climate-AOPC (deprecated) | 5 mm 6.5 mm 10 mm |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
6 h 12 h 24 h |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | AOPC | ||||||||||
| 293 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 5 % 10 % 20 % |
5 km 15 km 100 km |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
Global ocean | firm | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 299 | Snow cover | Land surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 10 % 20 % 50 % |
5 km 15 km 100 km |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
Global land | firm | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 402 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | Hydrology | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
1 km 3.7 km 50 km |
24 h 2 d 12 d |
24 h 38 h 4 d |
Global ocean | firm | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 403 | Sea-ice elevation | Sea surface | Hydrology | 1 cm 1.3 cm 2 cm |
1 km 3.7 km 50 km |
24 h 2 d 12 d |
24 h 38 h 4 d |
Global ocean | firm | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 445 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
5 km 10 km 50 km |
24 h 3 d 24 d |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
Global ocean | firm | 2013-04-03 | P. Ambrosetti | ||||||||||
| 561 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | Climate-OOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 6 % 10 % |
12 km 25 km 100 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
3 h 6 h 24 h |
Global ocean | firm | 2007-07-19 | OOPC | ||||||||||
| 665 | Glacier cover | Land surface | Climate-TOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 7 % 10 % |
30 m 45 m 100 m |
356 d 1 y 5 y |
360 d 1 y 2 y |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | TOPC | Glacier inventory | |||||||||
| 666 | Glacier topography | Land surface | Climate-TOPC (deprecated) | 10 cm 22 cm 100 cm |
30 m 45 m 100 m |
356 d 1 y 5 y |
360 d 1 y 2 y |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | TOPC | Glacier inventory | |||||||||
| 675 | Permafrost | Land surface | Climate-TOPC (deprecated) | 5 7 10 |
0.25 km 0.85 km 10 km |
24 h 36 h 5 d |
24 h 36 h 5 d |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | TOPC | Permafrost extent including seasonally-frozen ground | |||||||||
| 677 | Snow cover | Land surface | Climate-TOPC (deprecated) | 5 % 7 % 10 % |
0.1 km 0.45 km 10 km |
24 h 3 d 30 d |
30 h 3 d 15 d |
Global land | firm | 2007-07-19 | TOPC | For impact and hydrological cycle studies. Snow cover area | |||||||||
| 8 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 5 % 7 % 10 % |
25 km 39.7 km 100 km |
24 h 46 h 7 d |
7 d 11 d 30 d |
Global ocean | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 10 | Sea-ice surface temperature | Sea surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 1 K 1.3 K 2 K |
100 km 200 km 500 km |
12 h 15 h 24 h |
24 h 30 h 2 d |
Global ocean | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 12 | Snow cover | Land surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
1 km 2.9 km 25 km |
24 h 41 h 5 d |
7 d 11 d 30 d |
Global land | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 47 | Snow cover | Land surface | 2.9 Agricultural Meteorology | 2 % 4 % 10 % |
1 km 2.2 km 10 km |
5 d 6 d 7 d |
24 h 44 h 6 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | Evaluation of crop wintering | |||||||||
| 48 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | 2.9 Agricultural Meteorology | 5 mm 23.2 mm 500 mm |
30 km 2.2 km 10 km |
7 d 11 d 30 d |
24 h 46 h 7 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | Evaluation of soil water storage in spring | |||||||||
| 202 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | CLIVAR (deprecated) | 2 % 3 % 5 % |
15 km 25 km 50 km |
24 h 36 h 3 d |
3 d 4 d 7 d |
Global ocean | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 220 | Snow cover | Land surface | GEWEX (deprecated) | 10 % 20 % 50 % |
15 km 50 km 250 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
30 d 45 d 90 d |
Global land | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 232 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | Climate Modelling Research (deprecated) | 5 % 10 % 50 % |
15 km 50 km 250 km |
24 h 3 d 15 d |
30 d 45 d 90 d |
Global ocean | reasonable | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 294 | Sea-ice surface temperature | Sea surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 0.5 K 1 K 4 K |
5 km 15 km 250 km |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
6 min 30 min 6 h |
Global ocean | reasonable | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 300 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 2 mm 10 mm 20 mm |
5 km 15 km 100 km |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 371 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediciton | 5 % 10 % 20 % |
5 km 10 km 40 km |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
60 min 2 h 6 h |
Global ocean | reasonable | 2011-07-29 | JF Mahfouf | ||||||||||
| 375 | Snow cover | Land surface | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediciton | 5 % 15 % 20 % |
1 km 5 km 20 km |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
Global land | reasonable | 2010-02-01 | JF Mahfouf | ||||||||||
| 401 | Permafrost | Land surface | Hydrology | 5 8.5 25 |
0.1 km 1 km 100 km |
6 h 14 h 3 d |
6 h 17 h 6 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 404 | Snow cover | Land surface | Hydrology | 5 % 8 % 20 % |
0.1 km 1 km 100 km |
24 h 46 h 7 d |
24 h 44 h 6 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 405 | Snow status (wet/dry) | Land surface | Hydrology | 5 HR, FAR 2 HR, FAR |
0.1 km 0.464 km 10 km |
30 min 4 h 12 d |
60 min 5 h 6 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 406 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | Hydrology | 5 mm 8 mm 20 mm |
0.1 km 0.464 km 10 km |
24 h 46 h 7 d |
24 h 44 h 6 d |
Global land | reasonable | 2003-10-20 | ET ODRRGOS | ||||||||||
| 446 | Snow cover | Land surface | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
5 km 10 km 50 km |
60 min 6 h 24 h |
60 min 2 h 6 h |
Global land | reasonable | 2013-04-03 | P. Ambrosetti | ||||||||||
| 562 | Sea-ice thickness | Climate-OOPC (deprecated) | 0.1 cm 0.2 cm 1 cm |
100 km 170 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
24 h 3 d 24 d |
Global | reasonable | 2007-07-19 | OOPC | |||||||||||
| 699 | Snow depth | Land surface | 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting | 0.1 cm 0.5 cm 2 cm |
5 km 10 km 15 km |
10 min 60 min 24 h |
10 min 60 min 24 h |
Global land | reasonable | 2013-04-15 | P. Ambrosetti | Over populated area and along transport routes requirements are more strict than elsewhere. | |||||||||
| 824 | Snow cover | Land surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 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) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | |||||||||
| 825 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 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) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | |||||||||
| 826 | Glacier cover | Land surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 5 % | 15 m 30 m |
1 y | Global | reasonable | 2019-09-30 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | ||||||||||
| 846 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 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) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | |||||||||
| 847 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 10 cm | 25 km | 30 d | Global | reasonable | 2019-10-15 | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | ||||||||||
| 848 | Sea-ice motion | Sea surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 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) | Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. | ||||||||||
| 860 | Snow depth | Land surface | 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring and Forecasting | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 1 km | 24 h | Global | reasonable | 2020-03-05 | TOPC | GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) | |||||||||
| 7 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 10 % 13 % 20 % |
1 km 2.2 km 10 km |
1 y 2 y 4 y |
30 d 43 d 90 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 9 | Sea-ice elevation | Sea surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 1 cm 1.4 cm 3 cm |
1 km 2.2 km 10 km |
1 y 2 y 4 y |
30 d 43 d 90 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 11 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 100 cm 126 cm 200 cm |
200 km 300 km 500 km |
7 d 12 d 30 d |
30 d 45 d 90 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 13 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | CLIC (deprecated) | 5 mm 8 mm 20 mm |
10 km 13.6 km 25 km |
24 h 41 h 5 d |
7 d 11 d 30 d |
Global land | tentative | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 221 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | GEWEX (deprecated) | 5 mm 10 mm 20 mm |
15 km 50 km 250 km |
12 h 24 h 7 d |
30 d 45 d 90 d |
Global land | tentative | 1998-10-29 | WCRP | ||||||||||
| 295 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 20 cm 50 cm 100 cm |
15 km 50 km 250 km |
24 h 5 d 30 d |
24 h 5 d 30 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 296 | Sea-ice type | Sea surface | 2.1 Global Numerical Weather Prediction and Real-time Monitoring | 0.25 Classes -1 0.333 Classes -1 0.5 Classes -1 |
10 km 25 km 100 km |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
3 h 24 h 5 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2009-02-10 | John Eyre | ||||||||||
| 372 | Sea-ice surface temperature | Sea surface | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediciton | 0.5 K 1 K 4 K |
5 km 10 km 40 km |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
60 min 3 h 12 h |
Global ocean | tentative | 2011-07-29 | JF Mahfouf | ||||||||||
| 376 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediciton | 5 mm 8 mm 20 mm |
0.5 km 2 km 20 km |
60 min 3 h 6 h |
60 min 3 h 24 h |
Global land | tentative | 2010-02-01 | JF Mahfouf | ||||||||||
| 480 | Sea-ice motion | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 1 km*d-1 3 km*d-1 5 km*d-1 |
1 km 25 km 25 km |
24 h 24 h 24 h |
3 d 4 d 7 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2011-03-07 | JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) | Marine climatology | |||||||||
| 481 | Sea-ice motion | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 0.5 km*d-1 0.5 km*d-1 0.5 km*d-1 |
0.1 km 0.5 km 1 km |
24 h 24 h 3 d |
24 h 24 h 3 d |
Costal areas | tentative | 2016-03-22 | JCOMM (Guimei Liu) | Sea-ice services | |||||||||
| 484 | Sea-ice surface characteristics | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 1 % 10 % 10 % |
0.5 km 1 km 1 km |
24 h 24 h 24 h |
3 d 4 d 7 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2011-03-07 | JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) | Marine climatology | |||||||||
| 486 | Snow depth | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 0.005 cm 0.02 cm 0.05 cm |
5 km 10 km 15 km |
24 h 24 h 24 h |
3 d 4 d 7 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2011-03-07 | JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) | Marine climatology | |||||||||
| 533 | Sea-ice cover | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 5 % 10 % 15 % |
0.1 km 0.1 km 0.1 km |
24 h 24 h 3 d |
24 h 24 h 3 d |
Costal areas | tentative | 2014-03-16 | JCOMM (Guimei Liu) | Sea-ice services | |||||||||
| 534 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 10 cm 30 cm 50 cm |
25 km 5 km 0.5 km |
24 h 3 d 6 d |
15 d 30 d 90 d |
Global ocean | tentative | 2011-03-07 | JCOMM (Ali Mafimbo) | Marine climatology | |||||||||
| 535 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | Ocean Applications | 0.1 cm 0.1 cm 0.1 cm |
0.5 km 0.5 km 0.5 km |
24 h 24 h 24 h |
24 h 24 h 3 d |
Costal areas | tentative | 2014-02-18 | JCOMM (Guimei Liu) | Sea-ice services | |||||||||
| 573 | Snow water equivalent | Land surface | SIAF (deprecated) | 5 mm 10 mm 20 mm |
50 km 100 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
Global land | tentative | 2009-01-19 | Laura Ferranti | ||||||||||
| 758 | Snow water equivalent | 2.4 Sub-Seasonal to Longer Predictions | 5 mm 10 mm 20 mm |
50 km 100 km 500 km |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
24 h 2 d 7 d |
Global land | tentative | 2009-01-19 | Laura Ferranti | |||||||||||
| 373 | Sea-ice thickness | Sea surface | 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediciton | 20 cm 50 cm 100 cm |
2 km 10 km 40 km |
12 h 24 h 2 d |
12 h 24 h 3 d |
Global ocean | speculative | 2011-07-29 | T Montmerle |