Evaluation and Quality Control of Copernicus Climate Data

The C3S2_520_CNR contract improves the evaluation and quality control (EQC) function of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) by providing efficient and transparent quality assurance of climate datasets in the Climate Data Store (CDS). The main objective is to answer the user question “How, and how well, can I use these data for my purpose?” To this end, the EQC material is organised in a hierarchical structure so that users can find high-level information on fitness for purpose with application examples, detailed requirements that data, metadata and documentation must meet, and scientific assessments with explicit examples of data use. The approach is strongly user-oriented and combines interactive self-assessment tools, stakeholder consultation and continuous feedback to ensure the reliability, usability and long-term sustainability of quality information for climate datasets.