BackForward Variable: Glacier cover

Definition
Full name Glacier cover
Definition Fraction of a land area covered by permanent ice
Measuring Units % Uncertainty Units %
Horizontal Res Units m Vertical Res Units
Stability Units % (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2024-11-07
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Sub-domain: Land surface
      • Variable: Glacier cover
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Land surface

Requirements defined for Glacier cover  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
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
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
826 Glacier cover Land surface 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 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.