European Commission
L o a d i n g
The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Available DatasetsShowing 3 of 3 results
- A virtual time machine that maps the location and temporal distribution of water surfaces at the global scale over the past 3.5 decades, and provides statistics on their extent and change to support better informed water-management decision-making. Data is provided on surface water occurrence, change in occurrence, surface water seasonality, surface water recurrence, transitions in surface water class (permanent or seasonal) and maximum extent over the time period of the data.1Licence not specifiedalmost 2 years ago
- The Lake Water Products (lake water quality, lake surface water temperature) provide a semi-continuous observation record for a large number (nominally 4,200) of medium and large-sized lakes, according to the Global Lakes and Wetlands Database (GLWD) or otherwise of specific environmental monitoring interest. Next to the lake surface water temperature that is provided separately, this record consists of three water quality parameters: turbidity, trophic state index, and lake surface reflectances.1Licence not specifiedalmost 2 years ago
- The Water Level is defined as the height, in meters above the geoid, of the reflecting surface of continental water bodies. It is observed by space radar altimeters that measure the time it takes for radar pulses to reach the ground targets, directly below the spacecraft (nadir position), and return. Hence, only water bodies located along the satellite's ground tracks can be monitored, with a quality of measurement that not only depends of the size of the water body, but also on the reflecting targets in its surroundings such as topography or vegetation. Water Level is computed as time series: over lakes ; over rivers, at the intersections of the river network with the satellite ground tracks, so-called Virtual Stations. The Water Level of lakes is recognized as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).1Licence not specifiedalmost 2 years ago
Title
Updated