NICES ECVs
Currently 12 Essential Climate Variables have been generated under NICES program & made available to users.
The details of ECVs offered under NICES are provided below:
| S. No. | Category | Name | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Atmosphere | Cloud Cover | |
| 1.2 | Cloud Top Temperature | | |
| 2. | Lightning | | |
| 3. | Ocean | Ocean Wind Stress | |
| 4 | Ocean Surface Current | | |
| 5. | Surface Wind Speed | | |
| 6. | Ocean Color – Chlorophyll-a concentration | | |
| 7. | Terrestrial | Surface Soil Moisture | |
| 8. | Land Cover | | |
| 9. | Soil Carbon | | |
| 10. | Fire-Active Fire Maps | | |
| 11. | Lakes – Water Extent | | |
| 12. | Snow Cover Area | |