UK EO Climate Information Service (UKEO-CIS)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: National Centre for Earth Observation
Abstract
Earth observation from space is the use of sensors on satellites orbiting the Earth to measure the state of the planet. Many important aspects of the Earth's varied environments can be deduced from the satellite measurements. Examples include greenhouse gases, temperature, plants on land and in the sea, fire and its effects, and particulates in the air. The UK has a world-class reputation and capability in measuring these and other environmental factors by Earth observation. In this project, many scientists across the UK will be brought together in a national effort to generate timely information about the environment focussing on aspects relevant to climate. This means not only tracking changes in climate, but also information relevant to working towards "net zero", other ideas for adapting to climate change, and factors affecting health and well-being that interact with climate.
The project will establish a UK Earth-observation Climate Information Service (UKEO CIS), which will efficiently measure the environment from space in a timely manner, improve the quality of the data being generated, and bring data together to make these as accessible as possible to all users. The data will be used for scientific studies, to support policy and decision making, and in the commercial world for services to businesses that need climate information. Throughout the project, scientists will engage with all these groups of users to work together on achieving the maximum benefit from the UKEO CIS.
Most of the data about the climate that UKEO CIS will generate will be global, taking advantage of the worldwide view obtainable from space. Some focus on regions of critical interest for the UK -- the Arctic, Africa and Antarctic. These regions are relevant to understanding climate risks such as sea level rise, greenhouse gases in the environment, and food security. A new focus of the UKEO CIS will be data targeting the UK in greater detail with many 'layers' of information being able to be brought readily together. This will be a new resource for science, policy making and business. Finally, some of the newer forms of data will exploited in innovative studies to demonstrate the scientific progress that can be made with them to bring deeper insight and predictability into climate resilience.
The project will establish a UK Earth-observation Climate Information Service (UKEO CIS), which will efficiently measure the environment from space in a timely manner, improve the quality of the data being generated, and bring data together to make these as accessible as possible to all users. The data will be used for scientific studies, to support policy and decision making, and in the commercial world for services to businesses that need climate information. Throughout the project, scientists will engage with all these groups of users to work together on achieving the maximum benefit from the UKEO CIS.
Most of the data about the climate that UKEO CIS will generate will be global, taking advantage of the worldwide view obtainable from space. Some focus on regions of critical interest for the UK -- the Arctic, Africa and Antarctic. These regions are relevant to understanding climate risks such as sea level rise, greenhouse gases in the environment, and food security. A new focus of the UKEO CIS will be data targeting the UK in greater detail with many 'layers' of information being able to be brought readily together. This will be a new resource for science, policy making and business. Finally, some of the newer forms of data will exploited in innovative studies to demonstrate the scientific progress that can be made with them to bring deeper insight and predictability into climate resilience.
Organisations
Publications
Balasus N
(2023)
A blended TROPOMI+GOSAT satellite data product for atmospheric methane using machine learning to correct retrieval biases
in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Bloomfield K
(2023)
Towards a General Monitoring System for Terrestrial Primary Production: A Test Spanning the European Drought of 2018
in Remote Sensing
Blunden J
(2023)
State of the Climate in 2022
in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Davison B
(2023)
Antarctic Ice Sheet grounding line discharge from 1996 through 2023
Davison BJ
(2023)
Annual mass budget of Antarctic ice shelves from 1997 to 2021.
in Science advances
Drinkwater A
(2023)
Atmospheric data support a multi-decadal shift in the global methane budget towards natural tropical emissions
in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Friedlingstein P
(2023)
Global Carbon Budget 2023
in Earth System Science Data
Huang Q
(2024)
Multipeak retracking of radar altimetry waveforms over ice sheets
in Remote Sensing of Environment
Milodowski D
(2023)
Scale variance in the carbon dynamics of fragmented, mixed-use landscapes estimated using model-data fusion
in Biogeosciences