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Mesoscale observations of temperature and salinity in the Arctic Transpolar Drift: a high-resolution dataset from the M…
Abstract. Measurements targeting mesoscale and smaller-scale processes in the ice-covered part of the Arctic Ocean are sparse in all seasons. As a result, there are significant kn…
A high-resolution divergence and vorticity dataset in Beijing derived from radar wind profiler mesonet measurements
Abstract. Low-level convergence and cyclonic circulation are one of the most important dynamic variables in governing the initiation and development of convective storms. Our abil…
Deriving a per-field land use and land cover map in an agricultural mosaic catchment
Abstract. Detailed data on land use and land cover constitute important information for Earth system models, environmental monitoring and ecosystem services research. Global land …
Global balanced wind derived from SABER temperature and pressure observations and its validations
Abstract. Zonal winds in the stratosphere and mesosphere play important roles in atmospheric dynamics and aeronomy. However, the direct measurement of winds in this height range i…
Twenty-one years of hydrological data acquisition in the Mediterranean Sea: quality, availability, and research
Abstract. Since 2000, and for the following 20 years, hydrological data of the Mediterranean Sea, with a particular focus on the western and central Mediterranean sub-basins, have…
Soil, snow, weather, and sub-surface storage data from a mountain catchment in the rain–snow transition zone
Abstract. A comprehensive hydroclimatic data set is presented for the 2011 water year to improve understanding of hydrologic processes in the rain–snow transition zone. This type …
The AlborEX dataset: sampling of sub-mesoscale features in the Alboran Sea
Abstract. The AlborEX (Alboran Sea Experiment) consisted of a multi-platform, multi-disciplinary experiment carried out in the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea) between 25 a…
The Environment and Climate Change Canada solid precipitation intercomparison data from Bratt's Lake and Caribou Creek,…
Abstract. Prior to the beginning of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Solid Precipitation Inter-Comparison Experiment (SPICE, 2013–2015), two precipitation measurement…
A remote-sensing-based dataset to characterize the ecosystem functioning and functional diversity in the Biosphere Rese…
Abstract. Conservation biology faces the challenge of safeguarding the ecosystem functions and ecological processes (the water cycle, nutrients, energy flow, and community dynamic…
SedDARE-IB: an open-access repository of sediment data for the Iberian Peninsula and its continental margins
Abstract. Sediments provide valuable information for geologists and geophysicists whenever they strive to understand, and reproduce, the geological evolution, lithology, rock prop…
The MONARCH high-resolution reanalysis of desert dust aerosol over Northern Africa, the Middle East and Europe (2007–20…
Abstract. One of the challenges in studying desert dust aerosol along with its numerous interactions and impacts is the paucity of direct in situ measurements, particularly in the…
Seasonal evolution of soil and plant parameters on the agricultural Gebesee test site: a database for the set-up and va…
Abstract. Ground reference data are a prerequisite for the calibration, update, and validation of retrieval models facilitating the monitoring of land parameters based on Earth Ob…
Geology datasets in North America, Greenland and surrounding areas for use with ice sheet models
Abstract. The ice–substrate interface is an important boundary condition for ice sheet modelling. The substrate affects the ice sheet by allowing sliding through sediment deformat…
Time series of alpine snow surface radiative-temperature maps from high-precision thermal-infrared imaging
Abstract. The surface temperature of snow cover is a key variable, as it provides information about the current state of the snowpack, helps predict its future evolution, and enha…
Key landscapes for conservation land cover and change monitoring, thematic and validation datasets for sub-Saharan Afri…
Abstract. Mounting social and economic demands on natural resources increasingly threaten key areas for conservation in Africa. Threats to biodiversity pose an enormous challenge …
An ensemble-based coupled reanalysis of the climate from 1860 to the present (CoRea1860+)
Abstract. Climate reanalyses are essential for studying climate variability, understanding climate processes, and initializing climate predictions. We present CoRea1860+ (Wang and…
A global satellite environmental data record derived from AMSR-E and AMSR2 microwave Earth observations
Abstract. Spaceborne microwave remote sensing is widely used to monitor global environmental changes for understanding hydrological, ecological, and climate processes. A new globa…
Coral skeletal proxy records database for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Abstract. The Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia, has a long history of palaeoenvironmental coral research. However, it can be logistically difficult to find the relevant researc…
A systematic review of microplastic pollution in rivers across Asia
Microplastics are widely distributed in the aquatic ecosystem globally. They pose potential risks and harm to the ecosystem and human health. Contamination of river environments b…
Monitoring dry snow metamorphism using 4D tomography across 20 experimental conditions
Abstract. Refined observations of the temporal evolution of snow microstructure are crucial for improving the understanding and modeling of snow metamorphism. X-ray tomography has…
The MUMBA campaign: measurements of urban, marine and biogenic air
Abstract. The Measurements of Urban, Marine and Biogenic Air (MUMBA) campaign took place in Wollongong, New South Wales (a small coastal city approximately 80 km south of Sydney, …
Multi-decadal trends and variability in burned area from the fifth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5)
Abstract. Long-term records of burned area are needed to understand wildfire dynamics, assess fire impacts on ecosystems and air quality, and improve fire forecasts. Here, we fuse…
A global map of root biomass across the world's forests
Abstract. As a key component of the Earth system, roots play a key role in linking Earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere. Here we combine 10 307 field measure…
IT-SNOW: a snow reanalysis for Italy blending modeling, in situ data, and satellite observations (2010–2021)
Abstract. We present IT-SNOW, a serially complete and multi-year snow reanalysis for Italy (∼ 301 × 103 km2) – a transitional continental-to-Mediterranean region where snow plays …
Past and future discharge and stream temperature at high spatial resolution in a large European basin (Loire basin, Fra…
Abstract. This paper presents retrospective simulations (1963–2019) and future projections (1976–2100) of daily time series of discharge and stream temperature for 52 278 reaches …
Global 1 km land surface parameters for kilometer-scale Earth system modeling
Abstract. Earth system models (ESMs) are progressively advancing towards the kilometer scale (“k-scale”). However, the surface parameters for land surface models (LSMs) within ESM…
A new high-resolution multi-drought-index dataset for mainland China
Abstract. Drought indices are crucial for assessing and managing water scarcity and agricultural risks; however, the lack of a unified data foundation in existing datasets leads t…
Harmonized Soil Database of Ecuador (HESD): data from 2009 to 2015
Abstract. One of the largest challenges with soil information around the world is how to harmonize archived soil data from different sources and how to make it accessible to soil …
Attention-Based Deep Learning for Runoff Forecasting: Evaluating the Temporal Fusion Transformer Against Traditional Ma…
Reliable runoff forecasting is critical for water management and flood preparedness in Nepal’s steep, data-scarce catchments. Traditional models such as SWAT provide process insig…
Development of a global 30 m impervious surface map using multisource and multitemporal remote sensing datasets with th…
Abstract. The amount of impervious surface is an important indicator in the monitoring of the intensity of human activity and environmental change. The use of remote sensing techn…
GRILSS: opening the gateway to global reservoir sedimentation data curation
Abstract. Reservoir sedimentation poses a significant challenge to freshwater management, leading to declining storage capacity and inefficient reservoir operations for various pu…
Updated observations of clouds by MODIS for global model assessment
Abstract. This paper describes a new global dataset of cloud properties observed by MODIS relying on the current (collection 6.1) processing of MODIS data and produced to facilita…
An operational global L-band soil moisture and vegetation optical depth dataset from optimized 40° SMOS brightness temp…
Abstract. The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission delivers the first multi-angular L-band observations for retrieving global soil moisture (SM) and vegetation optical …
A national dataset of 30 m annual urban extent dynamics (1985–2015) in the conterminous United States
Abstract. Dynamics of the urban extent at fine spatial and temporal resolutions over large areas are crucial for developing urban growth models and achieving sustainable developme…
CAMELS-DE: hydro-meteorological time series and attributes for 1582 catchments in Germany
Abstract. Comprehensive large-sample hydrological datasets, particularly the CAMELS datasets (Catchment Attributes and MEteorology for Large-sample Studies), have advanced hydrolo…
<i>Artemisia</i> pollen dataset for exploring the potential ecological indicators in deep time
Abstract. Artemisia, along with Chenopodiaceae, is the dominant component growing in the desert and dry grassland of the Northern Hemisphere. Artemisia pollen with its high produc…
Calving fronts and where to find them: a benchmark dataset and methodology for automatic glacier calving front extracti…
Abstract. Exact information on the calving front positions of marine- or lake-terminating glaciers is a fundamental glacier variable for analyzing ongoing glacier change processes…
Can Carbon Information Disclosure Enhance Firms' New Quality Productivity? Evidence from Empirical Analysis of Chinese …
As global efforts to tackle climate change deepen, the role of carbon information disclosure in enhancing the new quality productivity of enterprises has attracted growing attenti…
Global whole-rock geochemical database compilation
Abstract. Collation and dissemination of geochemical data are critical to promote rapid, creative, and accurate research and place new results in an appropriate global context. To…
A high space–time resolution dataset linking meteorological forcing and hydro-sedimentary response in a mesoscale Medit…
Abstract. A comprehensive hydrometeorological dataset is presented spanning the period 1 January 2011–31 December 2014 to improve the understanding of the hydrological processes l…
The SISAL database: a global resource to document oxygen and carbon isotope records from speleothems
Abstract. Stable isotope records from speleothems provide information on past climate changes, most particularly information that can be used to reconstruct past changes in precip…
Integration by design: driving mineral system knowledge using multi-modal, collocated, scale-consistent characterisation
Abstract. Recent decades have seen an exponential rise in the application of machine learning in geoscience. However, fundamental differences distinguish geoscience data from most…
Toward better conservation: a spatial analysis of species occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Fac…
Abstract. The world is facing an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, with nearly one million species on the brink of extinction, and the extinction rate accelerating. Conservation…
Benchmark of plankton images classification: emphasizing features extraction over classifier complexity
Abstract. Plankton imaging devices produce vast datasets, the processing of which can be largely accelerated through machine learning. This is a challenging task due to the divers…
HiTIC-Monthly: a monthly high spatial resolution (1 km) human thermal index collection over China during 2003–2020
Abstract. Human-perceived thermal comfort (known as human-perceived temperature) measures the combined effects of multiple meteorological factors (e.g., temperature, humidity, and…
A global monthly 3D field of seawater pH over 3 decades: a machine learning approach
Abstract. The continuous uptake of anthropogenic CO2 by the ocean leads to ocean acidification, which is an ongoing threat to marine ecosystem. The ocean acidification rate has be…
Agrivoltaics can reduce heat exposure for farmworkers
Heat exposure endangers over 850 million farmworkers, with agricultural labor projected to account for 60% of heat-related working-hour losses by 2030. Agrivoltaic systems, which …
An integrated observation dataset of the hydrological and thermal deformation in permafrost slopes and engineering infr…
Abstract. Across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) there is a narrow engineering corridor with widely distributed slopes called the Qinghai–Tibet Engineering Corridor (QTEC), where …
Collection and analysis of a global marine phytoplankton primary-production dataset
Abstract. Phytoplankton primary production is a key oceanographic process. It has relationships with marine-food-web dynamics, the global carbon cycle and Earth's climate. The stu…
A revised and expanded deep radiostratigraphy of the Greenland Ice Sheet from airborne radar sounding surveys between 1…
Abstract. Between 1993 and 2019, NASA and NSF sponsored 26 separate airborne campaigns that surveyed the thickness and radiostratigraphy of the Greenland Ice Sheet using successiv…
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