NICES ECVs
Currently 13 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. | Merged Stratospheric Water Vapor | | |
| 4. | Ocean | Ocean Wind Stress | |
| 5. | Ocean Surface Current | | |
| 6. | Surface Wind Speed | | |
| 7. | Ocean Color – Chlorophyll-a concentration | | |
| 8. | Terrestrial | Surface Soil Moisture | |
| 9. | Land Cover | | |
| 10. | Soil Carbon | | |
| 11. | Fire-Active Fire Maps | | |
| 12. | Lakes – Water Extent | | |
| 13. | Snow Cover Area | |