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Routine monitoring of western Lake Erie to track water quality changes associated with cyanobacterial harmful algal blo…
Abstract. The western basin of Lake Erie has a history of recurrent cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) despite decades of efforts by the United States and Canada to limit …
A spectral library for laser-induced fluorescence analysis as a tool for rare earth element identification
Abstract. With the recurring interest in rare earth elements (REEs), laser-induced fluorescence (LiF) may provide a powerful tool for their rapid and accurate identification at di…
A global estimate of monthly vegetation and soil fractions from spatiotemporally adaptive spectral mixture analysis dur…
Abstract. Multifaceted regime shifts of Earth's surface are ongoing dramatically and – in turn – considerably alter the global carbon budget, energy balance and biogeochemical cyc…
Global sea-level budget 1993–present
Abstract. Global mean sea level is an integral of changes occurring in the climate system in response to unforced climate variability as well as natural and anthropogenic forcing …
A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region
Abstract. High-latitude terrestrial ecosystems are key components in the global carbon cycle. The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database (NCSCD) was developed to quantify stock…
Synoptic observations of sediment transport and exchange mechanisms in the turbid Ems Estuary: the EDoM campaign
Abstract. An extensive field campaign, the Ems-Dollard Measurements (EDoM), was executed in the Ems Estuary, bordering the Netherlands and Germany, aimed at better understanding t…
A comprehensive dataset of microbial abundance, dissolved organic carbon, and nitrogen in Tibetan Plateau glaciers
Abstract. Glaciers are recognized as a biome dominated by microorganisms and a reservoir of organic carbon and nutrients. Global warming remarkably increases glacier melting rate …
LUCAS cover photos 2006–2018 over the EU: 874 646 spatially distributed geo-tagged close-up photos with land cover and…
Abstract. In the European Union, since 2006, a tri-annual survey has sampled land cover and land use information under the Land Use/Cover Area frame Survey (LUCAS). A total of 1 3…
Global marine gravity gradient tensor inverted from altimetry-derived deflections of the vertical: CUGB2023GRAD
Abstract. Geodetic applications of altimetry have largely been inversions of gravity anomaly. Previous studies of Earth's gravity gradient tensor mostly presented only the vertica…
Real-time WRF large-eddy simulations to support uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) flight planning and operations during 20…
Abstract. The simulation dataset described herein provides a high-resolution depiction of the four-dimensional variability of weather conditions across the northern half of the Sa…
A comprehensive database of thawing permafrost locations across Alaska: version 2.0.0
Abstract. The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average, leading to widespread permafrost thaw degradation with profound implications for ecosystems and i…
Earth Virtualization Engines (EVE)
Abstract. To manage Earth in the Anthropocene, new tools, new institutions, and new forms of international cooperation will be required. Earth Virtualization Engines is proposed a…
Long-wavelength steric sea level and heat storage anomaly maps to 2000 m by combining Argo temperature and salinity …
Abstract. Argo profiles of temperature/salinity (T/S) at specific times and locations from January 2003 through December 2023 are mapped into monthly maps of steric sea level (SSL…
Monitoring CO <sub>2</sub> in diverse European cities: highlighting needs and c…
Abstract. For the development of a joint European capacity for monitoring CO2 emissions, we created the framework “CO2 Monitoring Challenges City Mapbooks v1.0” (CMC-CITYMAP). It …
Constructing a measurement-based spatially explicit inventory of US oil and gas methane emissions (2021)
Abstract. Accurate and comprehensive quantification of oil and gas methane emissions is pivotal in informing effective methane mitigation policies while also supporting the assess…
ChinaCropSM1 km: a fine 1 km daily soil moisture dataset for dryland wheat and maize across China during 1993–2018
Abstract. Soil moisture (SM) is a key variable of the regional hydrological cycle and has important applications for water resource and agricultural drought management. Various gl…
CEH-GEAR: 1 km resolution daily and monthly areal rainfall estimates for the UK for hydrological and other applications
Abstract. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology – Gridded Estimates of Areal Rainfall (CEH-GEAR) data set was developed to provide reliable 1 km gridded estimates of daily and mo…
A novel hydrographic gridded data set for the northern Antarctic Peninsula
Abstract. The northern Antarctic Peninsula (NAP) is a highly dynamic transitional zone between the subpolar-polar and oceanic-coastal environments, and it is located in an area af…
Global patterns and drivers of soil total phosphorus concentration
Abstract. Soil represents the largest phosphorus (P) stock in terrestrial ecosystems. Determining the amount of soil P is a critical first step in identifying sites where ecosyste…
A global satellite-assisted precipitation climatology
Abstract. Accurate representations of mean climate conditions, especially in areas of complex terrain, are an important part of environmental monitoring systems. As high-resolutio…
High-resolution biogenic global emission inventory for the time period 2000–2019 for air quality modelling
Abstract. Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted from the terrestrial vegetation into the Earth's atmosphere play an important role in atmospheric chemical processes.…
Indicators of Global Climate Change 2023: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human …
Abstract. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments are the trusted source of scientific evidence for climate negotiations taking place under the United Nations…
Mapping rangeland health indicators in eastern Africa from 2000 to 2022
Abstract. Tracking environmental change is important to ensure efficient and sustainable natural resources management. Eastern Africa is dominated by arid and semi-arid rangeland …
Asset exposure data for global physical risk assessment
Abstract. One of the challenges in globally consistent assessments of physical climate risks is the fact that asset exposure data are either unavailable or restricted to single co…
A spatially downscaled sun-induced fluorescence global product for enhanced monitoring of vegetation productivity
Abstract. Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) retrieved from satellite spectrometers can be a highly valuable proxy for photosynthesis. The SIF signal is very small and not…
Multi-hazard susceptibility mapping of cryospheric hazards in a high-Arctic environment: Svalbard Archipelago
Abstract. The Svalbard Archipelago represents the northernmost place on Earth where cryospheric hazards, such as thaw slumps (TSs) and thermo-erosion gullies (TEGs) could take pla…
GRQA: Global River Water Quality Archive
Abstract. Large-scale hydrological studies are often limited by the lack of available observation data with a good spatiotemporal coverage. This has affected the reproducibility o…
The Surface Water Chemistry (SWatCh) database: a standardized global database of water chemistry to facilitate large-sa…
Abstract. Openly accessible global-scale surface water chemistry datasets are urgently needed to detect widespread trends and problems, to help identify their possible solutions, …
The Raam regional soil moisture monitoring network in the Netherlands
Abstract. We have established a soil moisture profile monitoring network in the Raam region in the Netherlands. This region faces water shortages during summers and excess of wate…
Oil slicks in the Gulf of Guinea – 10 years of Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar observations
Abstract. The Gulf of Guinea is a very active area with respect to maritime traffic as well as oil and gas exploitation. Due to the failure of some actors to comply with environme…
A global long-term, high-resolution satellite radar backscatter data record (1992–2022+): merging C-band ERS/ASCAT an…
Abstract. Satellite radar backscatter contains unique information on land surface moisture, vegetation features, and surface roughness and has thus been used in a range of Earth s…
HERA: a high-resolution pan-European hydrological reanalysis (1951–2020)
Abstract. Since 1950, anthropogenic activities have altered the climate, land cover, soil properties, channel morphologies, and water management in the river basins of Europe. Thi…
A global gridded (0.1° × 0.1°) inventory of methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal exploitation based on national r…
Abstract. Individual countries report national emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in accordance with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
META3.1exp: a new global mesoscale eddy trajectory atlas derived from altimetry
Abstract. This paper presents the new global Mesoscale Eddy Trajectory Atlases (META3.1exp DT all-satellites, https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/a01-2021.001, Pegliasco et al., 2021a…
Earth transformed: detailed mapping of global human modification from 1990 to 2017
Abstract. Data on the extent, patterns, and trends of human land use are critically important to support global and national priorities for conservation and sustainable developmen…
A physically consistent soil thickness map of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau derived from coupled erosion mechanisms
Abstract. Accurate, spatially explicit data on solum thickness (the vertical distance from the ground surface to the C horizon) is a critical missing link for Earth system modelin…
In situ stress database of the greater Ruhr region (Germany) derived from hydrofracturing tests and borehole logs
Abstract. Between 1986 and 1995, 429 hydrofracturing tests have been carried out in six now-abandoned coal mines and two coal bed methane boreholes at depths between 600 and 1950 …
Database of the Italian disdrometer network
Abstract. In 2021, a group of seven Italian institutions decided to bring together their know-how, experience, and instruments for measuring the drop size distribution (DSD) of at…
Reconstructing sea level rise from global 945 tide gauges since 1900
Abstract. Tide gauges record sea level changes along coastlines. They are widely used to determine the twentieth century global mean sea level (GMSL) rise. However, a major issue …
A multi-scale daily SPEI dataset for drought characterization at observation stations over mainland China from 1961 to…
Abstract. The monthly standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) can be used to monitor and assess drought characteristics with 1-month or longer drought duration.…
A synthesis of ocean total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements from 1993 to 2022: the SNAPO-CO2-v1 d…
Abstract. Total alkalinity (AT) and dissolved inorganic carbon (CT) in the oceans are important properties with respect to understanding the ocean carbon cycle and its link to glo…
A new global gridded sea surface temperature data product based on multisource data
Abstract. Sea surface temperature (SST) is an important geophysical parameter that is essential for studying global climate change. Although sea surface temperature can currently …
Future Flows Hydrology: an ensemble of daily river flow and monthly groundwater levels for use for climate change impac…
Abstract. The dataset Future Flows Hydrology was developed as part of the project "Future Flows and Groundwater Levels'' to provide a consistent set of transient daily river flow …
New global mean dynamic topography CNES-CLS-22 combining drifters, hydrography profiles and high frequency radar data
Abstract. The CNES-CLS22 Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT; https://doi.org/10.24400/527896/A01-2023.003, Jousset, 2023) represents an incremental update to previous CNES-CLS solutions…
More than a century of oceanic hydrography observations reveals profound climate-related changes in the Northwest Atlan…
Abstract. As part of the new Fisheries Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has made it a priority to disseminate its data publicly. The project proposed here is to create an op…
CLAAS-3: the third edition of the CM SAF cloud data record based on SEVIRI observations
Abstract. CLAAS-3, the third edition of the Cloud property dAtAset using SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager), was released in December 2022. It is based on obse…
A 28-time-point cropland area change dataset in Northeast China from 1000 to 2020
Abstract. Based on historical documents, population data, published results, remote sensing data products, statistical data, and survey data, this study reconstructed the cropland…
A high-resolution image time series of the Gorner Glacier – Swiss Alps – derived from repeated unmanned aerial vehicle …
Abstract. Modern drone technology provides an efficient means to monitor the response of alpine glaciers to climate warming. Here we present a new topographic dataset based on ima…
Barium in seawater: dissolved distribution, relationship to silicon, and barite saturation state determined using machi…
Abstract. Barium is widely used as a proxy for dissolved silicon and particulate organic carbon fluxes in seawater. However, these proxy applications are limited by insufficient k…
A long-term (2002 to 2017) record of closed-path and open-path eddy covariance CO <sub>2</sub> …
Abstract. Ground-based observations of land–atmosphere fluxes are necessary to progressively improve global climate models. Observed data can be used for model evaluation and to d…
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