International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006608",
  "term": "International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A global research effort initiated in 1982 to collect and analyze satellite radiance data for the study of cloud properties and their role in Earth's climate system. It processes data from geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites to create a unified cloud climatology. The project provides a long-term dataset of cloud characteristics, such as cloud amount, optical thickness, and cloud top temperature, which are used in climate models and atmospheric research.",
  "abbreviation": "ISCCP",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/international-satellite-cloud-climatology-project/"
}