Background and reference documentation relating to the ESA Climate Change Initiative can be downloaded below:

Key documents

Document name Version Issue date Download
The ESA Climate Change Initiative – Description 1.0 Aug. 4, 2017
ESA CCI: CCI Project Guidelines 1.0 Nov. 5, 2010
ESA CCI data standards 2.3 July 26, 2021
CCI Data Policy 1.1 July 12, 2013
Status of the Cooperation between ESA’s Climate Change Initiative and the EC’s Copernicus Climate Change Service ESA/PB-EO(2021)74 Oct. 25, 2021
Response by ESA to GCOS Results of the Climate Change Initiative Requirements Analysis 3.0 Oct. 31, 2012