GCOS has identified 50 '''Essential Climate Variables''' ('''ECV'''s)<ref>{{cite news |title= the GCOS Essential Climate Variables |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=EssentialClimateVariables|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> considered to be feasible for global climate observation and to have a high impact on the requirements of the [[UNFCCC]] and other stakeholders. There is a strong need for sustained observation of these ECVs, as the observations are needed for the generation and updating of global climate products and derived information. GCOS and its partners are developing ways of improving the generation and supply of data products relating to the ECVs.<ref>{{cite news |title= GCOS Climate Monitoring Principles |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/documents/GCOS_Climate_Monitoring_Principles.pdf|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Global Observing Systems Information Center |publisher=GOSIC |year= 2013 |url= http://gosic.org/|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= ECV Inventory from CEOS |publisher=CEOS |year= 2013 |url= http://ecv-inventory.com/ecv-inventory|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> | GCOS has identified 50 '''Essential Climate Variables''' ('''ECV'''s)<ref>{{cite news |title= the GCOS Essential Climate Variables |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=EssentialClimateVariables|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> considered to be feasible for global climate observation and to have a high impact on the requirements of the [[UNFCCC]] and other stakeholders. There is a strong need for sustained observation of these ECVs, as the observations are needed for the generation and updating of global climate products and derived information. GCOS and its partners are developing ways of improving the generation and supply of data products relating to the ECVs.<ref>{{cite news |title= GCOS Climate Monitoring Principles |publisher=GCOS |year= 2013 |url= http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/documents/GCOS_Climate_Monitoring_Principles.pdf|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Global Observing Systems Information Center |publisher=GOSIC |year= 2013 |url= http://gosic.org/|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= ECV Inventory from CEOS |publisher=CEOS |year= 2013 |url= http://ecv-inventory.com/ecv-inventory|accessdate= 2013-11-05}}</ref> |