CEOS MIM Keywords mapped to GCMD Keywords

Each Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Missions, Instruments, and Measurements (MIM) keyword has been mapped to a Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keyword. This table shows the mapping between the MIM keywords and the GCMD keywords.

CEOS MIM Keywords Topic Term Variable_Level_1 Varaiable_Level_2 Variable_Level_3
Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Aerosols Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness    
Aerosol Effective Radius (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Aerosols Aerosol Particle Properties    
Aerosol Extinction / Backscatter (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Aerosols Aerosol Backscatter    
Aerosol Optical Depth (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Aerosols Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness    
Atmospheric Chemistry - BrO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Bromine Monoxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - C2H2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Non-Methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds  
Atmospheric Chemistry - C2H6 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Non-Methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CFC-11 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Chlorofluorocarbons  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CFC-12 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Chlorofluorocarbons  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CH3Br (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Methyl Bromide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CH4 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Methane  
Atmospheric Chemistry - ClO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Chlorine Monoxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - ClONO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Chlorine Nitrate  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Air Quality Carbon Monoxide    
Atmospheric Chemistry - CO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon Monoxide Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds  
Atmospheric Chemistry - CO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Carbon Dioxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - COS (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Sulfur Compounds Carbonyl Sulfide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - HCFC-22 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Halocarbons And Halogens Hydrochlorofluorocarbons  
Atmospheric Chemistry - HCl (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Chlorinated Hydrocarbons  
Atmospheric Chemistry - HNO3 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds Nitric Acid  
Atmospheric Chemistry - NO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds    
Atmospheric Chemistry - N2O (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds Nitrous Oxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - N2O5 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds Dinitrogen Pentoxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - NO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds Nitrogen Oxides  
Atmospheric Chemistry - NO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Air Quality Nitrogen Oxides    
Atmospheric Chemistry - NO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Nitrogen Compounds Nitrogen Dioxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - OClO (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds Hypochlorous Monoxide  
Atmospheric Chemistry - OH (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Hydrogen Compounds Hydroxyl  
Atmospheric Chemistry - SO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Sulfur Compounds Sulfur Dioxide    
Atmospheric Chemistry - SO2 (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Sulfur Compounds Sulfur Oxides    
Atmospheric Pressure (Over Land Surface) Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Surface Pressure    
Atmospheric Pressure (Over Land Surface) Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure Measurements    
Atmospheric Pressure (Over Sea Surface) Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Surface Pressure    
Atmospheric Pressure (Over Sea Surface) Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Sea Level Pressure    
Atmospheric Pressure (Over Sea Surface) Oceans Ocean Pressure Sea Level Pressure    
Atmospheric Specific Humidity (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor    
Atmospheric Specific Humidity (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor Indicators Humidity  
Atmospheric Specific Humidity (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor Indices Humidity Index  
Atmospheric Specific Humidity (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor Water Vapor Profiles    
Atmospheric Specific Humidity (Column/Profile) Climate Indicators Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators Humidity Indices Humidity Index  
Atmospheric Stability Index Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Atmospheric Stability    
Atmospheric Temperature (At Surface) Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Temperature    
Atmospheric Temperature (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Temperature    
Atmospheric Temperature (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Upper Air Temperature    
Bathymetry Oceans Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography Bathymetry    
Cloud Base Height Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Properties Cloud Base Height  
Cloud Cover Atmosphere Clouds Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Cover Atmosphere Clouds Stratospheric Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Cover Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/High-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Cover Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Low-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Cover Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Mid-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Drop Size (At Cloud Top) Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Microphysics Cloud Droplet Concentration/Size  
Cloud Drop Size (At Cloud Top) Atmosphere Precipitation Droplet Size    
Cloud Ice (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Microphysics Cloud Liquid Water/Ice  
Cloud Ice Content (At Cloud Top) Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Microphysics Cloud Liquid Water/Ice  
Cloud Imagery Atmosphere Clouds Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Imagery Atmosphere Clouds Stratospheric Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Imagery Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/High-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Imagery Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Low Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Imagery Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Mid-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Liquid Water (Column/Profile) Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Microphysics Cloud Liquid Water/Ice  
Cloud Mask Atmosphere Clouds Convective Clouds/Systems (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Mask Atmosphere Clouds Stratospheric Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Mask Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/High-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Mask Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Low Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Mask Atmosphere Clouds Tropospheric/Mid-Level Clouds (Observed/Analyzed)    
Cloud Optical Depth Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Microphysics Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness  
Cloud Top Height Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Properties Cloud Height  
Cloud Top Temperature Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Properties Cloud Top Temperature  
Cloud Type Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Types    
Color Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Oceans Ocean Chemistry Organic Matter    
Color Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Oceans Ocean Chemistry Dissolved Solids    
Color Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Oceans Ocean Optics Ocean Color    
Crustal Motion Solid Earth Gravity/Gravitational Field Crustal Motion    
Crustal Plates Positioning Solid Earth Tectonics Plate Tectonics    
Downwelling Long-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Longwave Radiation    
Downwelling Long-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Oceans Ocean Heat Budget Longwave Radiation    
Downwelling Short-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Shortwave Radiation    
Downwelling Short-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Oceans Ocean Heat Budget Shortwave Radiation    
Downwelling Solar Radiation At Top of Atmosphere (TOA) Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Solar Radiation    
Downwelling Solar Radiation At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Incoming Solar Radiation    
Earth Surface Albedo Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Albedo    
Earth Surface Albedo Land Surface Surface Radiative Properties Albedo    
Fire Area Human Dimensions Natural Hazards Wildfires    
Fire Temperature Land Surface Surface Thermal Properties Land Surface Temperature    
Fire Temperature Land Surface Surface Thermal Properties Skin Temperature    
Fractionally Absorbed Par (FPAR) Biosphere Vegetation      
Fractionally Absorbed Par (FPAR) Biosphere Vegetation Photosynthetically Active Radiation    
Fractionally Absorbed Par (FPAR) Oceans Ocean Optics Photosynthetically Active Radiation    
Geoid Solid Earth Geodetics Geoid Characteristics    
Glacier Cover Cryosphere Frozen Ground Rock Glaciers    
Glacier Cover Earth Science Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets    
Glacier Motion Cryosphere Frozen Ground Periglacial Processes    
Glacier Motion Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion    
Glacier Topography Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation    
Glacier Topography Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography    
Gravity Field Solid Earth Gravity/Gravitational Field Gravity    
Gravity Gradients Solid Earth Gravity/Gravitational Field Gravitational Field    
Height Of The Top Of The Planetary Boundary Layer Atmosphere Atmospheric Pressure Planetary Boundary Layer Height    
Height Of Tropopause Atmosphere Altitude Tropopause    
Ice Sheet Topography Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation    
Ice Sheet Topography Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography    
Iceberg Fractional Cover Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Icebergs    
Iceberg Fractional Cover Cryosphere Sea Ice Icebergs    
Iceberg Height Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography    
Iceberg Height Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation  
Land Cover Land Surface Land Use/Land Cover      
Land Surface Imagery Land Surface Land Use/Land Cover      
Land Surface Temperature Land Surface Surface Thermal Properties Land Surface Temperature    
Land Surface Temperature Land Surface Surface Thermal Properties Skin Temperature    
Land Surface Topography Land Surface Topography      
Leaf Area Index (LAI) Biosphere Vegetation Leaf Characteristics    
Lightning Detection Atmosphere Atmospheric Electricity Lightning    
Long-Wave Cloud Emissivity Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Radiative Transfer Cloud Emissivity  
Long-Wave Earth Surface Emissivity Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Emissivity    
Long-Wave Earth Surface Emissivity Land Surface Surface Radiative Properties Emissivity    
Magnetic Field (Scalar) Solid Earth Geomagnetism Magnetic Field    
Magnetic Field (Vector) Solid Earth Geomagnetism Magnetic Field    
Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Index    
Ocean Chlorophyll Concentration Oceans Ocean Chemistry Pigments Chlorophyll  
Ocean Chlorophyll Concentration Oceans Ocean Optics Ocean Color    
Ocean Dynamic Topography Oceans Ocean Waves Topographic Waves    
Ocean Imagery Oceans Ocean Optics      
Ocean Salinity Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity    
Ocean Surface Currents (Vector) Oceans Ocean Circulation Ocean Currents    
Ocean Suspended Sediment Concentration Oceans Ocean Chemistry Suspended Solids    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Longwave Radiation    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Outgoing Longwave Radiation    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At Earth's Surface Oceans Ocean Heat Budget Longwave Radiation    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Atmospheric Emitted Radiation    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Longwave Radiation    
Outgoing Long-Wave Radiation At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Outgoing Longwave Radiation    
Outgoing Short-Wave Radiation At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Shortwave Radiation    
Outgoing Spectral Radiance At TOA Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Atmospheric Emitted Radiation    
Ozone Profile Atmosphere Air Quality Tropospheric Ozone    
Ozone Profile Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Oxygen Compounds Ozone    
Permafrost Agriculture Soils Permafrost    
Permafrost Cryosphere Frozen Ground Ground Ice    
Permafrost Cryosphere Frozen Ground Permafrost    
Permafrost Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground    
Permafrost Cryosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost    
Permafrost Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground    
Permafrost Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Permafrost  
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Biosphere Vegetation Photosynthetically Active Radiation    
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Oceans Ocean Optics Photosynthetically Active Radiation    
Precipitation Index (Daily Cumulative) Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Rate    
Precipitation Index (Daily Cumulative) Atmosphere Precipitation Liquid Precipitation Rain  
Precipitation Profile (Liquid Or Solid) Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Rate    
Precipitation Profile (Liquid Or Solid) Atmosphere Precipitation Liquid Precipitation Rain  
Precipitation Rate (Liquid) At The Surface Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Rate    
Precipitation Rate (Solid) At The Surface Atmosphere Precipitation Precipitation Rate    
Sea Level Climate Indicators Paleoclimate Indicators Paleoclimate Reconstructions Sea Level Reconstruction  
Sea Level Oceans Coastal Processes Sea Surface Height    
Sea Surface Temperature Oceans Ocean Temperature Sea Surface Temperature    
Sea-Ice Cover Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Edges    
Sea-Ice Cover Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Extent    
Sea-Ice Cover Oceans Sea Ice Ice Edges    
Sea-Ice Cover Oceans Sea Ice Ice Extent    
Sea-Ice Sheet Topography Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Deformation    
Sea-Ice Sheet Topography Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Elevation    
Sea-Ice Sheet Topography Oceans Sea Ice Ice Deformation    
Sea-Ice Sheet Topography Oceans Sea Ice Sea Ice Elevation    
Sea-Ice Surface Temperature Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Temperature    
Sea-Ice Thickness Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness    
Sea-Ice Thickness Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness    
Sea-Ice Thickness Oceans Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness    
Sea-Ice Type Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Types    
Sea-Ice Type Oceans Sea Ice Ice Types    
Short-Wave Cloud Reflectance Atmosphere Clouds Cloud Radiative Transfer    
Short-Wave Earth Surface Bi-Directional Reflectance Atmosphere Atmospheric Radiation Reflectance    
Short-Wave Earth Surface Bi-Directional Reflectance Land Surface Surface Radiative Properties      
Significant Wave Height Oceans Ocean Waves Significant Wave Height    
Significant Wave Height Oceans Ocean Waves Wave Height    
Snow Albedo Cryosphere Snow/Ice Albedo    
Snow Albedo Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Albedo  
Snow Cover Climate Indicators Cryospheric Indicators Snow Cover    
Snow Cover Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover    
Snow Cover Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover    
Snow Detection (Mask) Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Climate Indicators Cryospheric Indicators Snow Melt    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Cryosphere Sea Ice Snow Melt    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Cryosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Growth/Melt    
Snow Melting Status (Wet/Dry) Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Melt    
Snow Surface Temperature Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow/Ice Temperature    
Snow Water Equivalent Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent    
Snow Water Equivalent Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent    
Soil Moisture At The Surface Atmosphere Aerosols Dust/Ash/Smoke    
Soil Moisture At The Surface Climate Indicators Land Surface/Agriculture Indicators Satellite Soil Moisture    
Soil Moisture At The Surface Land Surface Soils Soil Moisture/Water Content    
Soil Type Agriculture Soils Soil Classification    
Temperature Of Tropopause Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Upper Air Temperature Vertical Profiles  
Total Electron Content (TEC) Atmosphere Atmospheric Electricity Total Electron Content    
Turbulence Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Wind Dynamics Turbulence  
Turbulence Oceans Ocean Circulation Turbulence    
Turbulence Oceans Ocean Winds      
Vegetation Canopy (Cover) Biosphere Vegetation Canopy Characteristics    
Vegetation Canopy (Height) Biosphere Vegetation Canopy Characteristics    
Vegetation Cover Biosphere Vegetation Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure    
Vegetation Cover Biosphere Vegetation Vegetation Cover    
Vegetation Type Biosphere Vegetation Deciduous Vegetation    
Vegetation Type Biosphere Vegetation Exotic Vegetation    
Vegetation Type Biosphere Vegetation Evergreen Vegetation    
Visibility Atmosphere Air Quality Visibility    
Volcanic Ash Solid Earth Tectonics Volcanic Activity Eruption Dynamics Ash/Dust Composition
Water Vapor Imagery Atmosphere Atmospheric Water Vapor      
Wave Directional Energy Frequency Spectrum Oceans Ocean Waves Wave Speed/Direction    
Wind Profile (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Upper Level Winds Boundary Layer Winds  
Wind Profile (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Wind Profiles    
Wind Profile (Vertical) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds      
Wind Profile (Vertical) Oceans Ocean Winds Vertical Wind Motion    
Wind Speed Over Land Surface (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds    
Wind Speed Over Sea Surface (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds    
Wind Speed Over Sea Surface (Horizontal) Oceans Ocean Winds Surface Winds    
Wind Stress Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Wind Dynamics Wind Stress  
Wind Vector Over Land Surface (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds    
Wind Vector Over Sea Surface (Horizontal) Atmosphere Atmospheric Winds Surface Winds    
Wind Vector Over Sea Surface (Horizontal) Oceans Ocean Winds Surface Winds    
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