# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/620 of 20 April 2018 on the technical specifications for the Copernicus service component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: USER REQUIREMENTS AND MAIN DOMAINS OF APPLICATION

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

CAMS shall provide services, categorised into the following five topical domains, grouping data and/or information products according to their main application area:
(a) air quality and atmospheric composition: these products shall characterise the chemical composition of the atmosphere and provide information on greenhouse gases, reactive gases and aerosols; the products shall be provided at global scale for the entire atmosphere and at refined horizontal resolution over a regional domain covering the Union and neighbouring areas, including the EEA Member States; the products shall include in particular the species relevant for the Union and national legislation as well as international treaties;
(b) climate forcing: Specialized products shall be provided to quantify the forcing on the Earth System due to atmospheric composition changes induced by human activities;
(c) ozone layer and UV: information on constituents of particular importance for the stratospheric ozone layer shall be provided, as well as on ultraviolet radiation;
(d) solar radiation: the domain shall cover radiation products of relevance in the context of solar energy;
(e) emissions and surface fluxes: CAMS shall also provide information on surface sources and sinks of the main greenhouse gases.
The domains shall not be mutually exclusive and some products may appear in different domains.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/620/annex/II/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-620/annex-II/division-2
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