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The CEOS Database explores the linkage between key elements of
the framework
for climate observations from space:
- Implementation Plan (IP, GCOS-138)
- Satellite Supplement (GCOS-154)
- Status Report 2015 (GCOS-195)
- The CEOS Response to the GCOS IP (2015
Update)
- Missions, Instruments, and Measurements
Click here to view the
GCOS Actions 2015 status update.
The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has developed Climate
Monitoring Principles that set out a general
guidelines to achieve observations, addressing key
satellite-specific operational issues.
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Essential
Climate Variables
GCOS has identified a set of 50 climate system variables, or
Essential Climate Variables (ECVs).
The ECVs are more than a list of variables or groups of related
variables for which observations and data products are required
to support climate monitoring, forecasting, research, service
provision and policy.
The ECVs are grouped into three categories: atmospheric, oceanic, and terrestrial.
Systematic observation requirements and associated actions have
been defined for a subset of the ECVs where the feasibility of
satellite measurements has been demonstrated.
Click
here to read more about the ECVs and related
satellite observations.
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