European Space Agency (ESA)

ESA CCI ESGF RESTful API

Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) RESTful API providing access to ESA Climate Change Initiative (CCI) observational products aligned with CMIP climate model data through the Obs4MIPs framework. Enables search and retrieval of long-term satellite-derived Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) spanning sea level, sea ice, soil moisture, land cover, and more.

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https://climate.esa.int/en/data/apis/

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: esa:cci-esgf
name: ESA CCI ESGF RESTful API
description: Earth System Grid Federation (ESGF) RESTful API providing access to ESA Climate Change Initiative
  (CCI) observational products aligned with CMIP climate model data through the Obs4MIPs framework. Enables
  search and retrieval of long-term satellite-derived Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) spanning sea
  level, sea ice, soil moisture, land cover, and more.
humanURL: https://climate.esa.int/en/data/apis/
baseURL: https://esgf.ceda.ac.uk/esg-search/search
tags:
- Climate
- CCI
- ESGF
- Essential Climate Variables
- Earth Observation
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://climate.esa.int/en/data/apis/