Essential Climate Variables(ECVs)are geophysical records generated from systematic Earth Observations associated with climate variations,changes,and impacts.ECVs products support the data and information needs of inte...Essential Climate Variables(ECVs)are geophysical records generated from systematic Earth Observations associated with climate variations,changes,and impacts.ECVs products support the data and information needs of international frameworks and policies such as the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC)and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC).We map the main networks and initiatives publishing ECVs,by presenting an overview of existing satellite-based ECVs,their general data creation characteristics,discoverability and accessibility methods from an end-user perspective.We investigate key initiatives providing or coordinating access to ECV data records,such as the Global Climate Observing System(GCOS),the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites(CEOS),the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites(CGMS),Joint Working Group on Climate(WGClimate),the Remote Sensing Systems(REMSS),and the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative(ESA CCI).We find that ECV data discovery and access is difficult and time consuming due to the lack of common data and metadata catalogues.In addition,the selection of fit-for-purpose data records by end-users requires the implementation of interoperable standards and scalable data infrastructures to allow the generation of tailored applications and datadriven information products in support of decision-making processes.展开更多
My creative focus and interest has always been the state of human existence.Compared with grand narratives,it is often the most inadvertent,subtle actions that become my entry point.I starl a dialogue with myself by c...My creative focus and interest has always been the state of human existence.Compared with grand narratives,it is often the most inadvertent,subtle actions that become my entry point.I starl a dialogue with myself by carefully observing and deeply analyzing those subtle yet tense behaviors.Through this process,I discover and develop my own creative system to affirm the value of my existence in my work.展开更多
基金This work was supported by Horizon 2020 Framework Programme[grant number 689443].
文摘Essential Climate Variables(ECVs)are geophysical records generated from systematic Earth Observations associated with climate variations,changes,and impacts.ECVs products support the data and information needs of international frameworks and policies such as the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC)and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC).We map the main networks and initiatives publishing ECVs,by presenting an overview of existing satellite-based ECVs,their general data creation characteristics,discoverability and accessibility methods from an end-user perspective.We investigate key initiatives providing or coordinating access to ECV data records,such as the Global Climate Observing System(GCOS),the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites(CEOS),the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites(CGMS),Joint Working Group on Climate(WGClimate),the Remote Sensing Systems(REMSS),and the European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative(ESA CCI).We find that ECV data discovery and access is difficult and time consuming due to the lack of common data and metadata catalogues.In addition,the selection of fit-for-purpose data records by end-users requires the implementation of interoperable standards and scalable data infrastructures to allow the generation of tailored applications and datadriven information products in support of decision-making processes.
文摘My creative focus and interest has always been the state of human existence.Compared with grand narratives,it is often the most inadvertent,subtle actions that become my entry point.I starl a dialogue with myself by carefully observing and deeply analyzing those subtle yet tense behaviors.Through this process,I discover and develop my own creative system to affirm the value of my existence in my work.
