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Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?
Abstract. Human-induced atmospheric composition changes cause a radiative imbalance at the top of the atmosphere which is driving global warming. This Earth energy imbalance (EEI)…
TPRoGI: a comprehensive rock glacier inventory for the Tibetan Plateau using deep learning
Abstract. Rock glaciers – periglacial landforms commonly found in high-mountain systems – are of significant scientific value for inferring the presence of permafrost, understandi…
Unconfined turbidity current interactions with oblique slopes: deflection, reflection and combined-flow behaviours
What is the nature of flow reflection, deflection and combined-flow behaviour when gravity flows interact with slopes? In turn, how do these flow dynamics control sedimentation on…
Eleven years of mountain weather, snow, soil moisture and streamflow data from the rain–snow transition zone – the John…
Abstract. Detailed hydrometeorological data from the rain-to-snow transition zone in mountain regions are limited. As the climate warms, the transition from rain to snow is moving…
A 156 kyr smoothed history of the atmospheric greenhouse gases CO <sub>2</sub> …
Abstract. Continuous records of the atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) CO2, CH4, and N2O are necessary input data for transient climate simulations, and their associated radiativ…
Gridded maps of geological methane emissions and their isotopic signature
Abstract. Methane (CH4) is a powerful greenhouse gas, whose natural and anthropogenic emissions contribute ∼20 % to global radiative forcing. Its atmospheric budget (sources and s…
Land management controls on soil carbon fluxes in Asia’s largest tropical grassland
Land management changes threaten the ecological functionality of grassland ecosystems worldwide, including the ability of these ecosystems to store carbon in their soils. The Bann…
A new Greenland digital elevation model derived from ICESat-2 during 2018–2019
Abstract. Greenland digital elevation models (DEMs) are indispensable to fieldwork, ice velocity calculations, and mass change estimations. Previous DEMs have provided reasonable …
EDGAR v4.3.2 Global Atlas of the three major greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1970–2012
Abstract. The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) compiles anthropogenic emissions data for greenhouse gases (GHGs), and for multiple air pollutants, based …
The Global Streamflow Indices and Metadata Archive (GSIM) – Part 2: Quality control, time-series indices and homogenei…
Abstract. This is Part 2 of a two-paper series presenting the Global Streamflow Indices and Metadata Archive (GSIM), which is a collection of daily streamflow observations at more…
Quantifying exchangeable base cations in permafrost: a reserve of nutrients about to thaw
Abstract. Permafrost ecosystems are limited in nutrients for vegetation development and constrain the biological activity to the active layer. Upon Arctic warming, permafrost thaw…
DANRA: the kilometer-scale Danish regional atmospheric reanalysis
Abstract. The DANish regional atmospheric ReAnalysis (DANRA) is a novel high-resolution (2.5 km) reanalysis dataset covering Denmark and its surrounding regions over a 34-year per…
A new bed elevation model for the Weddell Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Abstract. We present a new digital elevation model (DEM) of the bed, with a 1 km gridding, of the Weddell Sea (WS) sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). The DEM has a tot…
Rescue and homogenization of 140 years of glacier mass balance data in Switzerland
Abstract. Glacier monitoring in Switzerland has resulted in some of the longest and most complete data series globally. Mass balance observations at individual locations, starting…
Bayesian Inversion with TimeOptMCMC
TimeOptMCMC (Meyers and Malinverno, 2018) is a Bayesian approach for evaluating cyclostratigraphic records that quantitatively links geologic data with astronomical theory. This m…
Carbon emissions and removals from forests: new estimates, 1990–2020
Abstract. National, regional and global CO2 emissions and removals from forests were estimated for the period 1990–2020 using as input the country reports of the Global Forest Res…
Generation of global 1 km all-weather instantaneous and daily mean land surface temperatures from MODIS data
Abstract. Land surface temperature (LST) serves as a crucial variable in characterizing climatological, agricultural, ecological, and hydrological processes. Thermal infrared (TIR…
Rock Glacier Inventories (RoGIs) in 12 areas worldwide using a multi-operator consensus-based procedure
Abstract. The Rock Glacier Inventories and Kinematics (RGIK) community has defined standards for generating Rock Glacier Inventories (RoGIs). In the framework of the European Spac…
Estimating the uncertainty of the greenhouse gas emission accounts in global multi-regional input–output analysis
Abstract. Global multi-regional input–output (GMRIO) analysis is the standard tool to calculate consumption-based carbon accounts at the macro level. Recent inter-database compari…
Long-term monthly 0.05° terrestrial evapotranspiration dataset (1982–2018) for the Tibetan Plateau
Abstract. Evapotranspiration (ET) plays a crucial role in the water balance of the Tibetan Plateau (TP), often referred to as the “Asian water tower” region. However, accurately m…
An investigation of the global uptake of CO <sub>2</sub> by lime from 1930 to 2…
Abstract. A substantial amount of CO2 is released into the atmosphere from the process of the high-temperature decomposition of limestone to produce lime. However, during the life…
Mapping of peatlands in the forested landscape of Sweden using lidar-based terrain indices
Abstract. Globally, northern peatlands are major carbon deposits with important implications for the climate system. It is therefore crucial to understand their spatial occurrence…
Mercury records from natural archives reveal ecosystem responses to changing atmospheric deposition
Global ecosystems face mercury contamination, yet long-term data is scarce, hindering understanding of ecosystem responses to atmospheric Hg input changes. To bridge data gap and …
Benchmark dataset for hydraulic simulations of flash floods in the French Mediterranean region
Abstract. The absence of validation or comparison data for verifying flood mapping methods poses a significant challenge in developing operational hydraulic approaches. This artic…
Riverine phosphorus gain and loss across the conterminous United States
Abstract. Excess riverine phosphorus represents a preeminent catalyst for water quality degradation. Spatial mapping and characterization of the net gain and loss of riverine phos…
Harmonising the land-use flux estimates of global models and national inventories for 2000–2020
Abstract. As the focus of climate policy shifts from pledges to implementation, there is a growing need to track progress on climate change mitigation at the country level, partic…
Projection of spatially explicit land use scenarios for the São Francisco River Basin, Brazil
Future land use change in the São Francisco River Basin (SFRB) is critical to the future of regional climate and biodiversity, given the large heterogeneity among the four climate…
New ground-based Fourier-transform near-infrared solar absorption measurements of XCO <sub>2</sub> …
Abstract. The column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of CO2 (XCO2), CH4 (XCH4) and CO (XCO) have been measured with a Bruker IFS 125HR Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectromet…
CAMELS-AUS v2: updated hydrometeorological time series and landscape attributes for an enlarged set of catchments in Au…
Abstract. This paper presents version 2 (v2) of the Australian edition of the Catchment Attributes and Meteorology for Large-sample Studies (CAMELS) series of datasets. Since publ…
SDUST2020MGCR: a global marine gravity change rate model determined from multi-satellite altimeter data
Abstract. Investigating the global time-varying gravity field mainly depends on GRACE/GRACE-FO gravity data. However, satellite gravity data exhibit low spatial resolution and sig…
A high-resolution pan-Arctic meltwater discharge dataset from 1950 to 2021
Abstract. Arctic air temperatures have increased approximately 4 times faster than the global average since about 1980. Consequently, the Greenland ice sheet has lost approximatel…
Overview and update of the SPARC Data Initiative: comparison of stratospheric composition measurements from satellite …
Abstract. The Stratosphere-troposphere Processes and their Role in Climate (SPARC) Data Initiative (SPARC, 2017) performed the first comprehensive assessment of currently availabl…
Global Warming is Industrially Suppressed Middle-School Science
The 15\% of the American public that denies global warming probably used middle-school science texts in which the topic was omitted at the behest of Big Oil. We attempt to remedy…
A global database of marine isotope substage 5a and 5c marine terraces and paleoshoreline indicators
Abstract. In this review we compile and document the elevation, indicative meaning, and chronology of marine isotope substage 5a and 5c sea level indicators for 39 sites within th…
<i>Aridec</i> : an open database of litter mass loss from aridlands worldwide with recommendations …
Abstract. Plant litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems involves the physical and chemical breakdown of organic matter. Development of databases is a promising tool for ach…
A metadata template for ocean acidification data
Abstract. This paper defines the best practices for documenting ocean acidification (OA) data and presents a framework for an OA metadata template. Metadata is structured informat…
The GEWEX Water Vapor Assessment archive of water vapour products from satellite observations and reanalyses
Abstract. The Global Energy and Water cycle Exchanges (GEWEX) Data and Assessments Panel (GDAP) initiated the GEWEX Water Vapor Assessment (G-VAP), which has the main objectives t…
Zonal-mean data set of global atmospheric reanalyses on pressure levels
Abstract. This data set, which is prepared for the Stratosphere–troposphere Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC) Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP), provides severa…
GLOBMAP SWF: a global annual surface water cover frequency dataset during 2000–2020
Abstract. The extent of surface water has been changing significantly due to climatic change and human activities. However, it is challenging to capture the interannual changes of…
Dataset of depth and temperature profiles obtained from 2012 to 2020 using commercial fishing vessels of the AdriFOOS f…
Abstract. In the last decade, an enormous amount of georeferenced oceanographic data, co-located with catch information, have been collected through the use of commercial fishing …
The Plankton Lifeform Extraction Tool: a digital tool to increase the discoverability and usability of plankton time-se…
Abstract. Plankton form the base of the marine food web and are sensitive indicators of environmental change. Plankton time series are therefore an essential part of monitoring pr…
Archetypal flow regime change classes as signatures of anthropogenic drivers of global streamflow alterations
Streamflow – a key component of the water cycle – is experiencing drastic alteration due to human actions. While existing studies have widely assessed the global extent and degree…
Historical <i>K</i> index data collection of Soviet magnetic observatories, 19…
Abstract. The K index is one of the oldest universal indices of geomagnetic activity, introduced in 1938 by Julius Bartels, that is still being widely used. Up to the present day,…
Subsets of geostationary satellite data over international observing network sites for studying the diurnal dynamics of…
Abstract. The latest generation of geostationary satellites provide Earth observations similar to widely used polar-orbiting sensors but at intervals as frequently as every 5–10 m…
Energy-conservation datasets of global land surface radiation and heat fluxes from 2000–2020 generated by CoSEB
Abstract. Accurately estimating global land surface radiation [including downward shortwave radiation (SWIN), downward longwave radiation (LWIN), upward shortwave radiation (SWOUT…
Unlocking archival maps of the Hornsund fjord area for monitoring glaciers of the Sørkapp Land peninsula, Svalbard
Abstract. Archival maps are an important source of information on the state of glaciers in polar zones and are very often basic research data for analysing changes in glacier mass…
Direct observations of transient weakening during phase transformations in quartz and olivine
Phase transformations are widely invoked as a source of rheological weakening during subduction, continental collision, mantle convection, and various other geodynamic phenomena. …
Observational data from uncrewed systems over Southern Great Plains
Abstract. Uncrewed Systems (UxS), including uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and tethered balloon/kite systems (TBS), are significantly expanding observational capabilities in atmosp…
Hyperspectral reflectance spectra of floating matters derived from Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) ob…
Abstract. Using data collected by the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) on the International Space Station between 2010–2014, hyperspectral reflectance spectra of …
Global maps of Forel–Ule index, hue angle and Secchi disk depth derived from 21 years of monthly ESA Ocean Colour Clima…
Abstract. We document the development and public release of a new dataset (1997–2018), consisting of global maps of the Forel–Ule index, hue angle and Secchi disk depth. Source da…
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