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ESA CCI Lakes
Satellite-derived essential climate variables for 2000+ lakes globally from 1992-2022 including lake water level, water extent, surface temperature, ice cover, and ice thickness
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- 2000+ lakes globally, 1992-2022
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Lake Water Level
- Lake Temperature
- Lake Ice Cover
- Water Extent
- Climate Monitoring
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Lake Water Level
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Lake Temperature
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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