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SinoLC-1: the first 1 m resolution national-scale land-cover map of China created with a deep learning framework and o…
Abstract. In China, the demand for a more precise perception of the national land surface has become most urgent given the pace of development and urbanization. Constructing a ver…
A description of the global land-surface precipitation data products of the Global Precipitation Climatology Centre wit…
Abstract. The availability of highly accessible and reliable monthly gridded data sets of global land-surface precipitation is a need that was already identified in the mid-1980s …
Argo salinity: bias and uncertainty evaluation
Abstract. Argo salinity is a key set of in situ ocean measurements for many scientific applications. However, use of the raw, unadjusted salinity data should be done with caution …
Estimating population and urban areas at risk of coastal hazards, 1990–2015: how data choices matter
Abstract. The accurate estimation of population living in the low-elevation coastal zone (LECZ) – and at heightened risk from sea level rise – is critically important for policyma…
Radiative sensitivity quantified by a new set of radiation flux kernels based on the ECMWF Reanalysis v5 (ERA5)
Abstract. Radiative sensitivity, i.e., the response of the radiative flux to climate perturbations, is essential to understanding climate change and variability. The sensitivity k…
The Arctic Traits Database – a repository of Arctic benthic invertebrate traits
Abstract. The recently increased interest in marine trait-based studies highlights one general demand – the access to standardized, reference-based trait information. This demand …
A new 2010 permafrost distribution map over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau based on subregion survey maps: a benchmark for r…
Abstract. Permafrost over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) has received increasing attention due to its high sensitivity to climate change. Numerous spatial modeling studies have b…
Global high-resolution fire-sourced PM <sub>2.5</sub> concentrations for 2000–2…
Abstract. Fires are a significant disturbance in Earth's systems. Smoke aerosols emitted from fires can cause environmental degradation and climatic perturbations, leading to exac…
Quality-controlled meteorological datasets from SIGMA automatic weather stations in northwest Greenland, 2012–2020
Abstract. In situ meteorological data are essential to better understand ongoing environmental changes in the Arctic. Here, we present a dataset of quality-controlled meteorologic…
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
Abstract. Many nations are challenged by landscape fires. A confident knowledge of the area and distribution of burning is crucial to monitor these fires and to assess how they mi…
A global land aerosol fine-mode fraction dataset (2001–2020) retrieved from MODIS using hybrid physical and deep learni…
Abstract. The aerosol fine-mode fraction (FMF) is valuable for discriminating natural aerosols from anthropogenic ones. However, most current satellite-based FMF products are high…
AIMERG: a new Asian precipitation dataset (0.1°/half-hourly, 2000–2015) by calibrating the GPM-era IMERG at a daily sca…
Abstract. Precipitation estimates with fine quality and spatio-temporal resolutions play significant roles in understanding the global and regional cycles of water, carbon, and en…
Gas exchange velocities ( <i>k</i> <sub>600</sub> ), gas ex…
Abstract. Air–water gas exchange is essential to understanding and quantifying many biogeochemical processes in streams and rivers, including greenhouse gas emissions and metaboli…
Cloud <i>_</i> cci ATSR-2 and AATSR data set version 3: a 17-year climatology o…
Abstract. We present version 3 (V3) of the Cloud_cci Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) and Advanced ATSR (AATSR) data set. The data set was created for the European Space Age…
Mapping and spatial distribution of relict charcoal hearths across Poland
Abstract. This study presents the first national-scale spatial inventory of relict charcoal hearths (RCHs) in Poland, based on high-resolution LiDAR data and digital terrain analy…
Measurements of the water balance components of a large green roof in the greater Paris area
Abstract. The Blue Green Wave of Champs-sur-Marne (France) represents the largest green roof (1 ha) of the greater Paris area. The Hydrology, Meteorology and Complexity lab of Éco…
Altimetry, gravimetry, GPS and viscoelastic modeling data for the joint inversion for glacial isostatic adjustment in A…
Abstract. The poorly known correction for the ongoing deformation of the solid Earth caused by glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) is a major uncertainty in determining the mass ba…
Data on geochemical and hydraulic properties of a characteristic confined/unconfined aquifer system of the younger Plei…
Abstract. The paper presents a database of hydrochemical and hydraulic groundwater measurements of a younger Pleistocene multilayered, unconfined/confined aquifer system in NE Ger…
The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate cha…
Abstract. Quaternary records provide an opportunity to examine the nature of the vegetation and fire responses to rapid past climate changes comparable in velocity and magnitude t…
Lake surface water temperatures of European Alpine lakes (1989–2013) based on the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiome…
Abstract. Lake water temperature (LWT) is an important driver of lake ecosystems and it has been identified as an indicator of climate change. Consequently, the Global Climate Obs…
The fate of land evaporation – a global dataset
Abstract. Various studies investigated the fate of evaporation and the origin of precipitation. The more recent studies among them were often carried out with the help of numerica…
An improved global land cover mapping in 2015 with 30 m resolution (GLC-2015) based on a multisource product-fusion app…
Abstract. Global land cover (GLC) information with fine spatial resolution is a fundamental data input for studies on biogeochemical cycles of the Earth system and global climate …
A global map of emission clumps for future monitoring of fossil fuel CO <sub>2</sub> …
Abstract. A large fraction of fossil fuel CO2 emissions emanate from “hotspots”, such as cities (where direct CO2 emissions related to fossil fuel combustion in transport, residen…
A dense station-based, long-term and high-accuracy dataset of daily surface solar radiation in China
Abstract. The lack of long-term and high-quality solar radiation data has been an obstacle for scientific and industrial fields. In this study, a dense station-based, long-term an…
TiP-Leaf: a dataset of leaf traits across vegetation types on the Tibetan Plateau
Abstract. Functional trait databases are emerging as a crucial tool for a wide range of ecological studies, including next-generation vegetation modelling across the world. Howeve…
Dataset of Georeferenced Dams in South America (DDSA)
Abstract. Dams and their reservoirs generate major impacts on society and the environment. In general, its relevance relies on facilitating the management of water resources for a…
PalVol v1: a proxy-based semi-stochastic ensemble reconstruction of volcanic stratospheric sulfur injection for the las…
Abstract. Perturbations in stratospheric aerosol due to explosive volcanic eruptions are a primary contributor to natural climate variability. Observations of stratospheric aeroso…
Historical and recent aufeis in the Indigirka River basin (Russia)
Abstract. A detailed spatial geodatabase of aufeis (or naled in Russian) within the Indigirka River watershed (305 000 km2), Russia, was compiled from historical Russian publicati…
CARINA: nutrient data in the Atlantic Ocean
Abstract. Data on carbon and carbon-relevant hydrographic and hydrochemical parameters from previously non-publicly available cruise data sets in the Arctic, Atlantic and Southern…
Baseline data for monitoring geomorphological effects of glacier lake outburst flood: a very-high-resolution image and …
Abstract. The polar regions experience widespread transformations, such that efficient methods are needed to monitor and understand Arctic landscape changes in response to climate…
A mean-sea-level pressure time series for Trieste, Italy (1841–2018)
Abstract. A time series of mean-sea-level pressure was built from observations performed in Trieste from 1 January 1841 to 31 December 2018. Original historical documents provided…
Long-term ash dispersal dataset of the Sakurajima Taisho eruption for ashfall disaster countermeasure
Abstract. A large volcanic eruption can generate large amounts of ash which affect the socio-economic activities of surrounding areas, affecting airline transportation, socio-econ…
Meteorological observations in tall masts for the mapping of atmospheric flow in Norwegian fjords
Abstract. Since 2014, 11 tall meteorological masts have been erected in coastal areas of mid-Norway in order to provide observational data for a detailed description of the wind c…
Surface radiation during the total solar eclipse over Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, on 20 March 2015
Abstract. On 20 March 2015, a total solar eclipse occurred over Ny-Ålesund (78.9° N, 11.9° E), Svalbard, in the high Arctic. It was the first time that the surface radiation compo…
Compilation of relative pollen productivity (RPP) estimates and taxonomically harmonised RPP datasets for single contin…
Abstract. Relative pollen productivity (RPP) estimates are fractionate values, often in relation to Poaceae, that allow vegetation cover to be estimated from pollen counts with th…
Glacier shrinkage in the Alps continues unabated as revealed by a new glacier inventory from Sentinel-2
Abstract. The ongoing glacier shrinkage in the Alps requires frequent updates of glacier outlines to provide an accurate database for monitoring, modelling purposes (e.g. determin…
Mapping global distributions, environmental controls, and uncertainties of apparent topsoil and subsoil organic carbo…
Abstract. The turnover time (τ) of global soil organic carbon is central to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Yet our spatially explicit understanding of the depth-depend…
Global database of actual nitrogen loss rates in coastal and marine sediments
Abstract. Denitrification and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) convert reactive nitrogen to inert N2 and play vital roles in nitrogen removal in coastal and marine ecosystem…
A global reference data set for land cover mapping at 10 m resolution
Abstract. This paper presents a unique global reference data set for land cover mapping at a 10 m resolution, aligned with Sentinel-2 imagery for the year 2015. It contains more t…
A new dataset of Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCC) derived from FY-2G satellite data
Abstract. Mesoscale Convective Complexes (MCCs) are major convective weather systems occurring in midlatitude regions, typically associated with significant weather phenomena such…
Comprehensive bathymetry and intertidal topography of the Amazon estuary
Abstract. The characterization of estuarine hydrodynamics primarily depends on knowledge of the bathymetry and topography. Here, we present the first comprehensive, high-resolutio…
An updated version of the global interior ocean biogeochemical data product, GLODAPv2.2020
Abstract. The Global Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) is a synthesis effort providing regular compilations of surface-to-bottom ocean biogeochemical data, with an emphasis on …
Visibility-derived aerosol optical depth over global land from 1959 to 2021
Abstract. Long-term and high spatial resolution aerosol optical depth (AOD) data are essential for climate change detection and attribution. Global ground-based AOD observations a…
CAMELS-CH: hydro-meteorological time series and landscape attributes for 331 catchments in hydrologic Switzerland
Abstract. We present CAMELS-CH (Catchment Attributes and MEteorology for Large-sample Studies – Switzerland), a large-sample hydro-meteorological data set for hydrologic Switzerla…
FLUXNET-CH <sub>4</sub> : a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of met…
Abstract. Methane (CH4) emissions from natural landscapes constitute roughly half of global CH4 contributions to the atmosphere, yet large uncertainties remain in the absolute mag…
Virtual water trade and water footprint of agricultural goods: the 1961–2016 CWASI database
Abstract. To support national and global assessments of water use in agriculture, we build a comprehensive database of country-specific water footprint and virtual water trade (VW…
Regional data sets of high-resolution (1 and 6 km) irrigation estimates from space
Abstract. Irrigation water use represents the primary source of freshwater consumption by humans. The amount of water withdrawals for agricultural purposes is expected to further …
European topsoil bulk density and organic carbon stock database (0–20 cm) using machine-learning-based pedotransfer fun…
Abstract. Soil bulk density (BD) serves as a fundamental indicator of soil health and quality, exerting a significant influence on critical factors such as plant growth, nutrient …
Spatial variability of Saharan dust deposition revealed through a citizen science campaign
Abstract. Saharan dust outbreaks have profound effects on ecosystems, climate, human health, and the cryosphere in Europe. However, the spatial deposition pattern of Saharan dust …
Mesospheric CO above Troll station, Antarctica observed by a ground based microwave radiometer
Abstract. This paper presents mesospheric carbon monoxide (CO) data acquired by the ground-based microwave radiometer of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS radiometer) stationed at…
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