# 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 5: DATA NEEDS

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

The Service shall build upon and complement capabilities existing at national level and being developed through a number of climate-change research initiatives.
The Service shall provide comprehensive climate information covering a wide range of components of the Earth-system (atmosphere, land, ocean, sea-ice and carbon) and timescales spanning decades to centuries. It shall maximise the use of past, current and future earth observations (from in-situ and satellite observing systems) in conjunction with modelling, supercomputing and networking capabilities. This conjunction shall produce a consistent, comprehensive and credible description of the past, current and future climate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/620/annex/V/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-620/annex-V/division-5
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