ESA CCI Open Data Portal
Data portal for 20+ Essential Climate Variables from ESA Climate Change Initiative including soil moisture, water vapour, sea level, glaciers, lakes, and ocean color with multi-decadal satellite records
climate.esa.int
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, multi-decadal satellite climate records
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Climate Data Records
- Water Vapour
- Sea Level
- Glacier Data
- Lake Data
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 Data
- 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: Climate Data Records
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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- PSMSL: Permanent Service for Mean Sea LevelGlobal | Free
- SONEL: Système d'Observation du Niveau des Eaux LittoralesGlobal | Free
- UHSLC ERDDAP (University of Hawaii Sea Level Center)Global | Free
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