Activities.md

Related Activities and Projects

GCOS ECVs

GCOS ECVs, such as Upper-air Temperature, may cover multiple CMIP variables.

• Essential Climate Variables

Essential Mountain Climate Variables

• Mountain Essential Climate Variables
• Towards a Definition of Essential Mountain Climate Variables

International System of Quantities

The international system of quantities defines quantities such as Thermodynamic Temperature which covers 5 GCOS ECVs and dozens of CMIP variables. Some CMIP variables do not readily match on to existing ISO 80000 quantities.

• Wikipedia: ISO/IEC 80000

Other Communities

• CORDEX: downscaling from CMIP6 variables (the CMIP6-to-CORDEX set) and generating new output (CORDEX output request);
• VIACSAB: one of the many MIPs, but perhaps expanded role ...