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ECVs / 
Global Products requiring Satellite Observations 
Fundamental Climate Data Records required for 
Product Generation 
(from past, current and future missions) 
Sea Level 
Sea level and variability of Its global mean 
Altimetry. EUMETSAT Is a partner In Jason-2 and 
plans to contribute to Jason-3. EUMETSAT will oper 
ate marine part of GMES Sentlnel-3. 
Sea Surface Temperature 
Sea surface temperature 
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Single and multi-view IR and microwave Imagery 
DLR: 
NOAA AVHRR: regional Sea Surface Temperature 
EUMETSAT: AVHRR on METOP contributes, MSG 
contributes; data availability until 2018 and beyond; 
see also web pages of the Ocean and Sea Ice SAF 15 . 
EUMETSAT will operate marine part of GMES Sentl- 
nel-3. 
Ocean Colour 
Ocean colour and oceanic chlorophyll-a concentration 
derived from ocean colour 
Multi-spectral VIS Imagery. EUMETSAT will operate 
marine part of GMES Sentlnel-3. 
Sea State 
Wave height and other measures of sea state (wave 
direction, wavelength, time period) 
Altimetry. EUMETSAT Is a partner In Jason-2 and 
plans to contribute to Jason-3. EUMETSAT will oper 
ate marine part of GMES Sentlnel-3. 
Ocean Salinity 
Research towards the measurements of changes In 
sea-surface salinity 
Microwave radiances; ESA’s SMOS mission is sched 
uled for launch In November 2009, starting observa 
tions of this ECV. 
Ocean Reanalyses 
Altimeter and ocean surface satellite measurements 
Key FCDRs and products Identified In this report, and 
other data of value to the analyses 
3.4 Response to recommended actions on oceanic ECV 
In this paragraph Parties are invited to report on specific actions. 
(h) Conducting systematic global full-depth water column sampling along 30 sec 
tions repeated every 10 years 
The sampling along 5 sections is operated by the AWI and the lUP-Bremen. 
(i) Performing the 41 SOOP XBT/XCTD trans-oceanic sections 
The BSH will continue to operate two of the Atlantic XBT sections along AX03 and 
AX11.