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ECV Products and Requirements


Lakes

Information on changes in lake level and area is required on a monthly basis for climate assessment purposes. Approximately 95% of the volume of water held globally in approximately 4 000 000 lakes is contained in the world’s 80 largest lakes.
  Domain: Terrestrial
  Subdomain: Hydrology
  Scientific Area: Hydrosphere
  ECV Steward: Valery Vuglinsky, Jean-Francois Cretaux, Stephan Dietrich
  Products:  Lake Water Level; Water Extent; Lake Surface Water Temperature; Lake Ice Thickness; Lake Ice Cover; Lake Colour

 

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