ESA Permafrost Climate Change Initiative (Permafrost_cci): Permafrost Active Layer Thickness for the Northern Hemisphere, v1.0

• Main Authors: Obu, Jaroslav, Westermann, Sebastian, Barboux, Chloé, Bartsch, Annett, Delaloye, Reynald, Grosse, Guido, Heim, Birgit, Hugelius, Gustaf, Irrgang, Anna, Kääb, Andreas Max, Kroisleitner, Christine, Matthes, Heidrun, Nitze, Ingmar, Pellet, Cécile, Seifert, Frank Martin, Strozzi, Tazio, Wegmüller, Urs, Wieczorek, Mareike, Wiesmann, Andreas
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) 2019
• Subjects: Atmospheric sciences and Earth Observation Imagery; Active layer thickness; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/1ee56c42cf6c4ef698693e00a63795f4; https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/1ee56c42cf6c4ef698693e00a63795f4

This dataset contains permafrost active layer thickness data produced as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) Permafrost project. It forms part of the beta version of their Climate Research Data Package (CRDP v0). It is derived from a thermal model driven and constrained by satellite data. Grid products of CDRP v0 are released in annual files, covering the start to the end of the Julian year. The maximum depth of seasonal thaw is provided, which corresponds to the active layer thickness. It covers the Northern Hemisphere (north of 30°) for the period 2003-2017.