Copernicus C3S_511 Quality Assessment of ECV Products

Descriptions

ECMWF as the entrusted entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has issued a contract for quality assessment of Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products derived from observations and from climate reanalyses. The contract contributes to the Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) function of the C3S, which is designed to ensure that C3S users have access to the best available data about climate, and receive clear contextual guidance on the use of these data. C3S users include scientists, consultants, planners and policy makers, the media and the general public.This contract will carry out independent quality assessments of ECV products available on the C3S Climate Data Store (CDS), and will ensure that the assessments stay up-to-date. Information from the assessments will be used to develop user guidance on fitness-for-purpose for specific use cases. As the C3S enters its operational phase in 2018, the product assessments and user guidance will be available on the CDS as part of a standardised set of quality assurance information.