Sustained coordinate processing of essential climate variables at the national and international levels

NPOESS has remanifested climate sensors to provide continuity of observations of the Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) of solar irradiance and Earth radiation and clouds. This marks the transition of these observation and processing capabilities from research to operations to ensure their sustained production. Maintaining the high quality level required of ECVs entails the continuing involvement of the research community as they are moved into the operational environment at NOAA. We will summarize the latest efforts in interagency collaboration at the National level for these ECVs. At the international level, the World Meteorological Organization Space Program has begun a project called Sustained, Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Data for Climate Monitoring (SCOPE-CM). The goal of SCOPE-CM is to establish a network of facilities to ensure the continuous and sustained provision of high quality satellite products related to the ECVs. Progress in this effort will also be summarized.