Description

The Chalmers Cloud Ice Climatology (CCIC) is a novel, deep-learning-based climate record of ice-particle concentrations in the atmosphere. CCIC results are available at high spatial and temporal resolution (0.07° / 3 h from 1983, 0.036° / 30 min from 2000) and thus ideally suited for evaluating high-resolution weather and climate models or studying individual weather systems.

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Publications on retrieval description and validation

• CCIC version 0.2: Fine-tuning a machine-learned 3D cloud climatology reveals aspects of cloud cover trends (2026) [preprint]
• CCIC version 0.1: The Chalmers Cloud Ice Climatology: retrieval implementation and validation (2024)

Examples of data usage

• Advancements and continued challenges in observations and global modelling of atmospheric ice mass (2026)
• The Chalmers Cloud Ice Climatology: A Novel Robust Climate Record of Frozen Cloud Hydrometeor Concentrations (2025)