CGLOPS LSWT Data Access

The CGLOPS LSWT data product is produced every dekad (typically on the 3rd, 13th and 23rd of each month). The data files can be accessed from the: Copernicus LSWT Data Portal

Each dekadal file has the following properties:

• Format: netCDF
• Naming convention: c_gls_LSWT_YYYYMMDD0000_GLOBE_SLSTRA_v1.0.1 (where YYYY = year, MM = month and DD = first day in dekad)
• File variables:
• lake_surface_water_temperature
• lswt_uncertainty
• lswt_standard_deviation
• quality_level
• n_lswt (number of LSWT observations contributing to the avarage)
• File size: 25-35Mb (approx.)
• Dimensions: 21600 (latitude) by 43200 (longitude)
• Spacial resolution: 0.0083 (degrees)

Data Citation

CGLOPS has been generated using European Union's Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information; https://doi.org/10.2909/711e5cf8-b0dd-4e34-9814-b7b60aba109f.

The data DOI should be referenced in all uses of the product. Futher instructions on citating the Copernicus LSWT Data can be found on their website.