New version 3.1 of Surface Albedo data and 4.1 of LAI/fAPAR data now available on CDS

We are pleased to announce that the new version 3.1 of the Surface albedo 10-daily gridded data from 1981 to present dataset and the new version 4.1 of the Leaf area index and fraction absorbed of photosynthetically active radiation 10-daily gridded data from 1981 to present have been published on the Climate Data Store (CDS) on 18-11-2025.

The Surface albedo v3.1 data covers the period July 2018-December 2024 and it is the operational version that replaces the previously available pre-operational V3. It includes:

  • the latest available Sentinel-3 A/B SLSTR (Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer) and OLCI (Ocean and Land Colour Instrument ) dataset
  • more spectral albedo bands
  • a higher spatial resolution compared to V2 and V1

For more details, please have a look at the documentation.

The LAI/fAPAR v4.1 data covers the period July 2018-December 2024 and it is the operational version that replaces the previously available pre-operational V4.0. The version have been produced using data obtained from sensors onboard the Sentinel-3 satellites, specifically the OLCI and the SLSTR.

For more details, please have a look at the documentation.

For any enquiries regarding these datasets, please contact us via the Support Portal (ECMWF login required).

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