We are pleased to announce that the Land Surface Temperature (LST) Climate Data Record (CDR) dataset has been published on the Climate Data Store (CDS) on 23-02-2026.
This release represents a significant addition to the satellite-based Essential Climate Variables (ECV) available on the platform, offering users a high-resolution consistent time series spanning 30 years.
Key features of the new dataset include:
- Extensive temporal coverage, spanning from 1995 to 2025, using data from a series of four satellite instruments: ATSR-2 (ERS-2), AATSR (Envisat), SLSTR (Sentinel-3B), and MODIS Terra.
- High spatial resolution, provided on a 0.01° x 0.01° longitude-latitude grid.
- Consistent processing, ensuring a time series suitable for climate analysis: calibration differences between instruments have been addressed, and adjustments for different Equator Crossing Times (EXTs) have been applied.
For more details on the processing chain and methodology, please have a look at the documentation.
For any enquiries regarding this dataset, please contact us via the Support Portal (ECMWF login required).
Users can download the data via the webform or using the CDS API.
For any enquiries regarding this dataset, please contact us via the ECMEW Support Portal.
ECMWF Support