About Copernicus Climate Centre Service (C3S):
- It is one of six thematic information services provided by the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme of the European Union.
- Copernicus is an operational programme building on existing research infrastructures and knowledge available in Europe and elsewhere.
- It supports society by providing authoritative information about the past, present and future climate in Europe and the rest of the World.
- It aims to support European climate policies and actions, contributing to building a European society with more resilience against human-induced changing climate.
- C3S relies on climate research carried out within the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and responds to user requirements defined by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
- It is implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission.
Key facts about Copernicus Programme
- It is the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme.
- It consists of a complex set of systems that collect data from multiple sources: earth observation satellites and in situ sensors, such as ground stations, airborne and sea borne sensors.
- Copernicus processes these data and provides users with information through a set of services that address six thematic areas: land, marine, atmosphere, climate change, emergency management and security.
