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This dataset provides daily mid-morning measurements for Lake Surface Water Temperature (LSWT) derived from satellite observations. LSWT, together with five other variables (lake ice cover and thickness, water leaving reflectance, water level and extent) is recognised as the Essential Climate Variable (ECV) "Lakes" by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). LSWT is a key parameter in determining lake ecological conditions as it influences physical, chemical and biological processes.
Interval/period: Thu, 06/01/1995 - Tue, 05/12/2026
This dataset provides lake water levels for 311 selected lakes on four continents derived from satellite radar altimetry.
Interval/period: Wed, 01/01/1992 - Tue, 05/12/2026
This dataset provides global maps describing the land surface into 22 classes, which have been defined using the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (UN FAO) Land Cover Classification System (LCCS). In addition to the land cover (LC) maps, four quality flags are produced to document the reliability of the classification and change detection.
Interval/period: Wed, 01/01/1992 - Sat, 01/01/2022
This dataset contains monthly daytime and nighttime clear-sky land surface temperatures (LSTs) and their uncertainty estimates from multiple Infra-Red (IR) instruments on polar orbiting satellites. Daytime and nighttime temperatures correspond to 10:00 and 22:00 local solar time (local solar time is defined as the time in a 24 hour day with 12 noon occurring when the sun is at its highest point at that longitude).
Interval/period: Thu, 06/01/1995 - Tue, 12/31/2024
This catalogue entry provides satellite-derived estimates of two related variables: Leaf Area Index (LAI) and fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fAPAR). LAI and fAPAR are both Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) as defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), meaning they have been designated as essential for contributing to a comprehensive view of Earth’s climate, its variability and trends.
Interval/period: Tue, 09/01/1981 - Sun, 12/01/2024
The Essential Climate Variables for assessment of climate variability from 1979 to present dataset contains a selection of climatologies, monthly anomalies and monthly mean fields of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) suitable for monitoring and assessment of climate variability and change. Selection criteria are based on accuracy and temporal consistency on monthly to decadal time scales.
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1979 - Wed, 04/01/2026
The Burned Area products provide global information of total burned area (BA) at pixel and grid scale. The BA is identified with the date of first detection of the burned signal in the case of the pixel product, and with the total BA per grid cell in the case of the grid product. The products were obtained through the analysis of reflectance changes from medium resolution sensors (Terra MODIS, Sentinel-3 OLCI), supported by the use of MODIS thermal information.
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/2001 - Fri, 04/01/2022
This data set provides complete historical reconstruction of meteorological conditions favourable to the start, spread and sustainability of fires. The fire danger metrics provided are part of a vast dataset produced by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service for the
Interval/period: Wed, 01/03/1940 - Tue, 05/05/2026
Fire radiative power and active fire pixels from 2020 to present derived from satellite observations
This dataset provides global information on the timing and location of Active Fires (AF) burning on Earth's surface during satellite overpasses, and also records their Fire Radiative Power (FRP) as a measure of strength. FRP relates to a fire's combustion rate, and the rate at which smoke containing greenhouse gases, reactive gases and particular matter is released into the atmosphere. The vast majority of detected hotspots are related to landscape fires, however other high temperature targets such as active volcanoes and gas flares are also present in the data.
Interval/period: Wed, 01/01/2020 - Fri, 02/28/2025
This dataset provides agroclimatic indicators used to characterise plant-climate interactions for global agriculture. Agroclimatic indicators are useful in conveying climate variability and change in the terms that are meaningful to the agricultural sector. The objective of this dataset is to provide these indicators at a global scale in an easily accessible and usable format for further downstream analysis and the forcing of agricultural impact models.
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1951 - Tue, 05/12/2026
This dataset provides daily surface meteorological data for the period from 1979 to present as input for agriculture and agro-ecological studies. This dataset is based on the hourly ECMWF ERA5 data at surface level and is referred to as AgERA5. Acquisition and pre-processing of the original ERA5 data is a complex and specialized job. By providing the AgERA5 dataset, users are freed from this work and can directly start with meaningful input for their analyses and modelling.
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1979 - Thu, 04/30/2026
Within the hydrological cycle, precipitation is the main component of water transport from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface. Precipitation varies strongly, depending on geographical location, season, synopsis, and other meteorological factors. The supply of freshwater through precipitation is vital for many subsystems of the climate and the environment, but there are also hazards related to extensive precipitation or the lack of precipitation.
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1979 - Mon, 09/30/2024
This dataset provides global estimates of daily accumulated and monthly means of precipitation. The precipitation estimates are based on a merge of passive microwave observations from two different radiometer classes operating on multiple Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.
Interval/period: Sat, 01/01/2000 - Sun, 12/31/2017
This dataset provides an ensemble of forecast time series of gridded hydrological data. The data set is a product of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) and offers a consistent representation of key hydrological variables across the global domain including:
River discharge
Soil wetness index (root zone)
Snow water equivalent
Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface)
River discharge
Soil wetness index (root zone)
Snow water equivalent
Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface)
Interval/period: Tue, 11/05/2019 - Thu, 05/07/2026
This dataset provides gridded modelled daily hydrological time series forced with meteorological reanalysis data. The data set is a product of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) and offers a consistent representation of key hydrological variables across the global domain including:
River discharge
Soil wetness index (root zone)
Snow water equivalent
Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface)
River discharge
Soil wetness index (root zone)
Snow water equivalent
Runoff water equivalent (surface plus subsurface)
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1979 - Tue, 05/05/2026
This dataset provides a gridded modelled time series of river discharge, forced with medium- to sub-seasonal range meteorological reforecasts. The data is a consistent representation of a key hydrological variable across the global domain, and is a product of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS). It is accompanied by an ancillary file for interpretation that provides the upstream area (see the related variables table and associated link in the documentation).
Interval/period: Sun, 01/03/1999 - Sat, 11/25/2023
ERA5–Drought is a global reconstruction of drought indices from 1940 to present.
The dataset comprises two standardised drought indices:
- the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI)
- the Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI).
The dataset comprises two standardised drought indices:
- the Standardised Precipitation Index (SPI)
- the Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI).
Interval/period: Mon, 01/01/1940 - Sun, 03/01/2026
This dataset provides a record of fuel characteristics at high spatiotemporal resolution: ~9km, daily.
The two main variable groups are fuel load and fuel moisture, both of which are further divided by live/dead and wood/foliage fractions.
The dataset combines state-of-the-art model data (ERA5-Land) with observations from multiple satellites and in-situ variables into a globally complete and consistent dataset.
The two main variable groups are fuel load and fuel moisture, both of which are further divided by live/dead and wood/foliage fractions.
The dataset combines state-of-the-art model data (ERA5-Land) with observations from multiple satellites and in-situ variables into a globally complete and consistent dataset.
Interval/period: Wed, 01/01/2003 - Fri, 12/31/2021
ERA5-Land is a reanalysis dataset providing a consistent view of the evolution of land variables over several decades at an enhanced resolution compared to the
Fifth Generation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA5).
Produced by replaying only the land component of the ECMWF ERA5 climate reanalysis, it benefits from the same physical data-assimilation framework but runs offline at
higher spatial detail (9 km grid) to deliver richer land-surface information.
Fifth Generation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA5).
Produced by replaying only the land component of the ECMWF ERA5 climate reanalysis, it benefits from the same physical data-assimilation framework but runs offline at
higher spatial detail (9 km grid) to deliver richer land-surface information.
Interval/period: Sun, 01/01/1950 - Thu, 12/31/2026
ERA5-Land is a reanalysis dataset providing a consistent view of the evolution of land variables over several decades at an enhanced resolution compared to ERA5. ERA5-Land has been produced by replaying the land component of the ECMWF ERA5 climate reanalysis. Reanalysis combines model data with observations from across the world into a globally complete and consistent dataset using the laws of physics. Reanalysis produces data that goes several decades back in time, providing an accurate description of the climate of the past.
Interval/period: Sun, 01/01/1950 - Sat, 05/02/2026
ERA5-Land is a reanalysis dataset providing a consistent view of the evolution of land variables over several decades at an enhanced resolution compared to ERA5. ERA5-Land has been produced by replaying the land component of the ECMWF ERA5 climate reanalysis. Reanalysis combines model data with observations from across the world into a globally complete and consistent dataset using the laws of physics. Reanalysis produces data that goes several decades back in time, providing an accurate description of the climate of the past.
Interval/period: Sun, 01/01/1950 - Wed, 04/01/2026
ERA5-Land is a reanalysis dataset providing a consistent view of the evolution of land variables over several decades at an enhanced resolution compared to ERA5. ERA5-Land has been produced by replaying the land component of the ECMWF ERA5 climate reanalysis. Reanalysis combines model data with observations from across the world into a globally complete and consistent dataset using the laws of physics. Reanalysis produces data that goes several decades back in time, providing an accurate description of the climate of the past.
Interval/period: Sun, 01/01/1950 - Sat, 05/02/2026
The dataset provides climate extreme indices related to temperature and precipitation as defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI), as well as selected heat stress indicators (HSI). The indices are provided for historical and future climate projections (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5) included in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) and used in the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Interval/period: N/A
This catalogue entry provides satellite-derived estimates of surface albedo, an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) as defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). Surface albedo is critical for understanding the Earth’s climate, its variability, and trends, as it quantifies the fraction of solar irradiance reflected by the Earth’s surface. This variable plays a vital role in the global radiation budget, influencing surface temperatures, water balance, and climate feedback mechanisms, such as the ice-albedo feedback in polar regions.
Interval/period: Tue, 09/01/1981 - Sun, 12/01/2024
This dataset provides global Terrestrial Water Storage Anomalies (TWSA) on a 0.5° regular grid. TWSA represent deviations from the long-term average of water stored on or below the Earth’s surface in the form of soil moisture, groundwater, surface water, snow and ice. Designated as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) as defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), TWSA is considered essential for contributing to a comprehensive view of Earth’s climate, its variability, and trends.
Interval/period: Thu, 04/04/2002 - Tue, 04/01/2025