Requirement #819 

Values

For variable: Lake area

In application: 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 20 m
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 24 h
Timeliness

 

Validated: 9/30/19 Source: GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016)
General Comment: Requirements in the GCOS-200 IP, Annex A, are only specified at the goal level. Requirements for uncertainty and stability in the GCOS IP are specified in different units than in OSCAR/requirement Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Subdomain: Land surface
      • Variable: Lake area
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Land surface
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global