8cf12c9d19db4797a7549c74cef6c03e English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 series series Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-05-06T02:29:51 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Dataset Collection publication creation https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8cf12c9d19db4797a7549c74cef6c03e 8cf12c9d19db4797a7549c74cef6c03e Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) This dataset collection contains cloud products produced by the Cloud project within the ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI). The ultimate objective of the ESA Cloud Climate Change Initiative (Cloud_cci) project is to provide long-term coherent cloud property datasets exploiting the synergic capabilities of different Earth observation missions allowing for improved accuracies and enhanced temporal and spatial sampling better than those provided by the single sources. CC4CL (Community Cloud Retrieval for Climate) and FAME-C (Freie Universität Berlin AATSR MERIS Cloud) are optimal estimation based retrieval systems providing GCOS cloud property Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) including uncertainty estimates. These global datasets contain cloud fraction, cloud top level estimates (pressure, height, and temperature), cloud thermodynamic phase, spectral cloud albedo, cloud effective radius, cloud optical thickness as well as cloud liquid and ice water content. The AATSR-MODIS-AVHRR heritage product family obtained by CC4CL is based on measurements from ATSR-2/ERS-2, AATSR/ENVISAT, MODIS/AQUA, MODIS/TERRA, and AVHRR on-board NOAA-7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15,16, 17, 18,19, and MetOp-A. The second product family contains cloud properties derived from ENVISAT’s AATSR and MERIS observations using the synergetic retrieval system FAME-C. In the first phase (2010 – 2013) of the Cloud_cci project prototype retrieval versions have been established leading to preliminary results covering 2007, 2008, and 2009, herein referred to as demonstrator datasets. In Phase 2 (2014 – 2016) both retrieval schemes have been substantially improved enhancing the data quality of the cloud products spanning the time period from Jan 1st 1982 to Dec 31st 2014. Considerations for climate applications: Due to the short period (i.e. 3 years) of the current available demonstrator datasets, it is not possible to perform long-term data comparisons or to support long-term climate analysis. Please be aware of the fact that by the end of 2016 at the latest these prototype datasets will be replaced by the complete multi-decadal Cloud_cci climatology (1982 – 2014) together with updated Product User Guide (PUG) and Product Validation and Intercomparison Report (PVIR) documents. We would like to stress that one of the main objectives in the second phase of the Cloud_cci project has been the further development and improvement of both retrieval schemes and their processing systems. As a consequence, the quality and accuracy of the final cloud products have been considerably improved compared to the currently available demonstrator datasets. Hollmann, Rainer Unavailable author Unavailable author Stengel, Martin Unavailable author Unavailable author Bojanowski, Jedrzej Unavailable author Unavailable author Carbajal Henken, Cintia Unavailable author Unavailable author Christensen, Matt Unavailable author Unavailable author Devasthale, Abhay Unavailable author Unavailable author Eliasson, Salomon Unavailable author Unavailable author Feofilov, Artem Unavailable author Unavailable author Fokke Meirink, Jan Unavailable author Unavailable author Grainger, Don Unavailable author Unavailable author Karlsson, Karl-Göran Unavailable author Unavailable author Keller, Michael Unavailable author Unavailable author McGarragh, Greg Unavailable author Unavailable author Poulsen, Caroline A. Unavailable author Unavailable author Povey, Adam Unavailable author Unavailable author Schlundt, Cornelia Unavailable author Unavailable author Stapelberg, Stefan Unavailable author Unavailable author Stöckli, Reto Unavailable author Unavailable author Stubenrauch, Claudia Unavailable author Unavailable author Sus, Oliver Unavailable author Unavailable author Thomas, Gareth Unavailable author Unavailable author van Meijgaard, Erik Unavailable author Unavailable author Willén, Ulrika Unavailable author Unavailable author Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) custodian 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk custodian Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) distributor 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk distributor Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) point_of_contact 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk pointofContact Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) publisher 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk publisher unknown series ESA Cloud CCI ECV atmospheric conditions theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication otherRestrictions Please contact the data centre for assistance on accessing data from this dataset collection. otherRestrictions Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_cloud_terms_and_conditions_v2.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/esacci_cloud_terms_and_conditions.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. grid English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 1982-01-01T00:00:00 2016-12-31T23:59:59 Contact data centre for format details. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) Data Center Contact 01235446432 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxon OX11 0QX United Kingdom support@ceda.ac.uk distributor https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8cf12c9d19db4797a7549c74cef6c03e CEDA Data Catalogue Page Detail and access information for the resource information https://climate.esa.int/projects/cloud/ ESA CCI Cloud project website No further details. information https://climate.esa.int/ ESA Climate Change Initiative website No further details. information series Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.