ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative (Cloud_cci): Obs4MIPs format monthly gridded cloud products from ATSR2 and AATSR, version 3

This dataset provides a version of the Cloud_cci ATSR2-AATSRv3 monthly gridded dataset in Obs4MIPs format. The Cloud_cci ATSR2-AATSRv3 dataset (covering 1995-2012) was generated within the Cloud_cci project, which was funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme (Contract No.: 4000109870/13/I-NB).



This dataset is based on measurements taken by the Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2) on-board the European Remote Sensing Satellite -2 (ERS-2), and by the Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on-board the Environmental Satellite (Envisat). It contains a variety of cloud properties which were derived employing the Community Cloud retrieval for Climate (CC4CL) retrieval framework.



This particular Obs4MIPS product has been generated for inclusion in Obs4MIPs (Observations for Model Intercomparisons Project), which is an activity to make observational products more accessible for climate model intercomparisons.



Individual files are provided covering seven cloud variables:

Cloud area fraction in atmospheric layer (clCCI);

Atmospheric cloud ice content (clivi);

Cloud area fraction (cltCCI);

Liquid water cloud area fraction in atmospheric layer(clwCCI);

Liquid water cloud area fraction (clwtCCI);

Atmosphere mass content of cloud condensed water (clwvi);

Air pressure at cloud top (pctCCI)

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Date (Publication)
2021-04-29T15:45:16
Date (Creation)
2021-04-29T15:45:16
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/be40716c1036498cb6b16b0ef25c5535
Citation identifier
NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / be40716c1036498cb6b16b0ef25c5535
Citation identifier
doi / 10.5285/be40716c1036498cb6b16b0ef25c5535
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Poulsen, Caroline A.

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McGarragh, Greg

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Thomas, Gareth

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Stengel, Martin

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Christensen, Matt

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Povey, Adam

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Proud, Simon

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Carboni, Elisa

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Hollmann, Rainer

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Grainger, Don

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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Distributor

NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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Dataset
Keywords

  • cloud

  • CCI

  • obs4mips

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • orthoimagery
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
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Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_cloud_terms_and_conditions.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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Language
English
Topic category
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
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Begin date
1995-01-01T00:00:00
End date
2012-12-31T23:59:59
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84
Distribution format
Name Version

Data are in NetCDF format. Data has been formatted according to Obs4MIPs specifications
Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/be40716c1036498cb6b16b0ef25c5535

CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Protocol Linkage Name
http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/

DOWNLOAD
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Protocol Linkage Name
https://climate.esa.int/projects/cloud

Cloud CCI project webpage
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Protocol Linkage Name
https://climate.esa.int

ESA Climate Change Initiative website
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Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/clCCI/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clCCI.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clCCI.pdf
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/clivi/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clivi_Ice_Water_Path.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clivi_Ice_Water_Path.pdf
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/cltCCI/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_cltCCI_Cloud_Fractional_Cover.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_cltCCI_Cloud_Fractional_Cover.pdf
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/clwCCI/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwCCI.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwCCI.pdf
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Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/clwtCCI/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwtCCI_Cloud_Phase.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwtCCI_Cloud_Phase.pdf
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/clwvi/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwvi_Cloud_Water_Path.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_clwvi_Cloud_Water_Path.pdf
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/esacci/cloud/data/obs4MIPs/DWD/ESACCI-CLOUD-ATSR2-AATSR-3-0/mon/pctCCI/gr/v20200106/Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_pctCCI_Cloud_Top_Pressure.pdf

Obs4MIPs_Technical_Note_v1_Cloud_cci_ATSR2-AATSRv3_pctCCI_Cloud_Top_Pressure.pdf
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Dataset

Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

Data were produced by the project team and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).



The data in this dataset are a subset of the ATSR2-AATSR L3C / L3U cloud products version 3.0 dataset produced by the ESA Cloud_cci project available from https://dx.doi.org/10.5676/DWD/ESA_Cloud_cci/ATSR2-AATSR/V003. This version of the data has been produced for submission to Obs4MIPS .



To cite the full dataset, please use the following citation: Poulsen, Caroline; McGarragh, Greg; Thomas, Gareth; Stengel, Martin; Christensen, Matthew; Povey, Adam; Proud, Simon; Carboni, Elisa; Hollmann, Rainer; Grainger, Don (2019): ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative (ESA Cloud_cci) data: Cloud_cci ATSR2-AATSR L3C/L3U CLD_PRODUCTS v3.0, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Dataset Producer), DOI:10.5676/DWD/ESA_Cloud_cci/ATSR2-AATSR/V003

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Metadata language
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Date stamp
2025-06-24T02:20:50
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
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2.3
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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