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3.2 Narrative of nominating national focal points and establishing partnerships between ocean 
research and operational communities 29 
3.3 Satellite observations 31 
3.4 Response to recommended actions on oceanic ECV 32 
4 TERRESTRIAL ESSENTIAL CLIMATE VARIABLES 33 
4.1 Global Terrestrial Network - Hydrology (GTN-H) 33 
4.2 Global Terrestrial Network for River Discharge (GTN-R) 33 
4.3 Global Terrestrial Network - Lakes (GTN-L) 33 
4.4 Global Terrestrial Network - Glacier (GTN-G) 33 
4.5 Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) 34 
4.6 Phenological monitoring network 35 
4.7 Satellite observations 36 
4.7.1 Contributions of the GOFC-GOLD land cover project office 37 
5 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 39