Requirement #860 

Values

For variable: Snow depth

In application: 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 0.1 cm
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable) 0.1 cm
Horizontal Resolution 1 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 24 h
Timeliness

 

Validated: 3/5/20 Source: TOPC
General Comment: GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016) 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: Snow depth
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Land surface
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global