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 Essential Climate Variables

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Upper-air Atmosphere

lightning

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Lightning

Clouds

Cloud Properties hover
Clouds

Earth Radiation Budget

Earth Radiation Budget hover
Earth Radiation Budget

Wind Speed

Wind Speed hover
Upper-air Wind Speed and Direction

Upper Air Atmosphere Temperature

Upper Air Atmosphere Temperature
Upper-air Temperature

Upper Air Atmosphere Water Vapour

Upper Air Atmosphere Water Vapour hover
Upper-air Water Vapour
Surface Atmosphere

Surface Atmosphere Precipitation

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Precipitation

Surface Atmosphere Pressure

Surface Atmosphere Pressure hover
Surface Pressure

Surface Atmosphere Surface Radiation Budget

Surface Atmosphere Surface Radiation Budget hover
Surface Radiation Budget

Surface Atmosphere Wind Speed

Surface Atmosphere Wind Speed hover
Surface Wind Speed and Direction

Surface Temperature

Surface Temperature hover
Surface Temperature

Surface Water Vapour

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Surface Water Vapour
Atmospheric Composition

Aerosols

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Aerosols

Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse gases

Atmospheric Composition Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse gases hover
Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other Greenhouse Gases

Atmospheric Composition Ozone

Atmospheric Composition Ozone hover
Ozone

Atmospheric Composition Precursors

Atmospheric Composition Precursors hover
Precursors for Aerosols and Ozone
Cryosphere

Cryosphere - Ice Sheets and ice shelves

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Ice Sheets and ice shelves

Cryosphere - Snow

Cryosphere - Snow
Snow

Cryosphere - Glaciers

Cryosphere - Glaciers
Glaciers

Cryosphere - Permafrost

Cryosphere - Permafrost
Permafrost
Anthroposphere

Anthroposphere - Anthropogenic Water Use

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Anthropogenic Water Use

Anthroposphere - Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

Anthroposphere - Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Fluxes hover
Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
Biosphere

Biosphere  - Above-ground biomass

Biosphere  - Above-ground biomass hover
Above-ground biomass

Biosphere  - Land Cover

Biosphere  - Land Cover hover
Land Cover

Biosphere  - Albedo

Biosphere  - Albedo hover
Albedo

Biosphere  - Fire

Biosphere  - Fire  hover
Fire

Biosphere  - Land Surface Temperature

Biosphere  - Land Surface Temperature hover
Land Surface Temperature

Biosphere  - Leaf Area Index (LAI)

Biosphere  - Leaf Area Index (LAI) hover
Leaf Area Index (LAI)

Biosphere  - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR)

Biosphere  - Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR) hover
Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (FAPAR)

Biosphere  - Soil Carbon

Biosphere  - Soil Carbon hover
Soil Carbon
Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere  - River Discharge

Hydrosphere  - River Discharge
River Discharge

Hydrosphere  - Lakes

Hydrosphere  - Lakes
Lakes

Hydrosphere  - Groundwater

Hydrosphere  - Groundwater
Groundwater

Hydrosphere  - Soil Moisture

Hydrosphere  - Soil Moisture
Soil Moisture

Hydrosphere  - Evaporation from land

Hydrosphere  - Evaporation from land
Evaporation from land

Hydrosphere  - Terrestrial Water Storage

Hydrosphere  -Terrestrial Water Storage
Terrestrial Water Storage
Surface Ocean Physics

Sea Surface Temperature

Sea Surface Temperature
Sea Surface Temperature

Sea State

Sea State
Sea State

Surface Stress

Surface Stress
Surface Stress

Sea Ice

Sea Ice
Sea Ice

Ocean Surface Heat Flux

Ocean Surface Heat Flux
Ocean Surface Heat Flux

Surface Ocean Physics  - Sea Surface Salinity

Surface Ocean Physics  - Sea Surface Salinity
Sea Surface Salinity

Surface Ocean Physics  - Surface Currents

Surface Ocean Physics  - Surface Currents
Surface Currents

Surface Ocean Physics  - Sea Level

Surface Ocean Physics  - Sea Level
Sea Level
Ocean Biology / Ecosystems

Ocean Biology / Ecosystems  - Marine Habitats

Ocean Biology / Ecosystems  - Marine Habitats
Marine Habitats

Ocean Biology / Ecosystems  - Plankton

Ocean Biology / Ecosystems  - Plankton
Plankton
Ocean Biogeochemistry

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Inorganic Carbon

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Inorganic Carbon
Inorganic Carbon

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Oxygen

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Oxygen
Oxygen

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Nutrients

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Nutrients
Nutrients

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Transient Tracers

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Transient Tracers
Transient Tracers

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Nitrous Oxide

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Ocean Colour

Ocean Biogeochemistry  - Ocean Colour
Ocean Colour
Subsurface Ocean Physics

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Temperature

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Temperature
Subsurface Temperature

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Currents

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Currents
Subsurface Currents

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Salinity

Subsurface Ocean Physics  - Subsurface Salinity
Subsurface Salinity

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