This contract is the second phase of Quality Assurance for Datasets in the Climate Data Store and cover the last 2 years of the work plan.
The activities cover the operational phase of the Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) framework using the new Content Integration Manager (CIM) as a tool for the creation, management and publication of EQC content.
23 months from 01/06/2024 to 30/04/2026
General aims
The objective of the C3S2_520_CNR is the continuation of the Evaluation and Quality Control (EQC) framework implemented in the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The consortium members belong to 6 European countries. The primary contractor is the Italian National Research council (CNR), supported by B-Open.
CMCC role
CMCC participates in WP1, WP2, WP4 (as Leader) and WP6
Activities
– Provide Fitness-for-PurposeAssessment (data catalogue entry level) for climate projections
– Provide Quality Assurance Assessment (access to metadata and documentation)
– Provide Quality Assessment Standardized scientific assessment
Expected results
The project will update existing all QARs and will produce new Quality Assurance Reports, new Quality Assessment Reports and will perform Fitness-for-Purpose assessment based on the outcome of the quality assurance and quality assessment.
Partners
CMCC – Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
CNRS – Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
CSIC – Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
ENEA – Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
VUB – Vrije Universiteit Brussel
NERSC – Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
CDF – The Climate Data Factory
MET NORWAY – Norwegian Meteorological Institute
CoLAB +Atlantic