Chief editors: Kirsten Elger, Tobias Gerken, Sibylle K. Hassler, Conrad Jackisch, Graciela Raga, François G. Schmitt, Hanqin Tian, Baptiste Vandecrux & Yuyu Zhou
eISSN: ESSD 1866-3516, ESSDD 1866-3591
Earth System Science Data (ESSD) is an international, interdisciplinary journal for the publication of articles on original research data (sets), furthering the reuse of high-quality data of benefit to Earth system sciences. The editors encourage submissions on original data or data collections which are of sufficient quality and have potential to contribute to these aims. The journal maintains sections for regular-length articles, brief communications (e.g. on additions to data sets) and commentaries, as well as review articles and special issues.
This short commentary draws on ESSD author, reviewer and editor experiences over its first 10 years of operation to define guidelines, requirements and benefits of the ESSD processes.
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07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
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07 May 2026
Temporary unavailability of article and preprint PDFs due to technical issues
Since Tuesday, 5 May, 06:30 CET, we have been experiencing technical issues caused by high demand on our systems, which have significantly affected our journal libraries. To maintain platform stability and ensure continued access to critical services, all preprint and journal article PDFs were temporarily restricted, while HTML full-text content and XML files remained available. Since Thursday, 7 May, 08:30 CET, we have made the preprint PDFs available again; however, journal article PDFs remain restricted until the technical issues have been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to restore full PDF access as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
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04 Sep 2026
GloPINE dataset: model-ready measurements of INP concentrations using PINE instruments
Ross J. Herbert, Larissa Lacher, Alexander Böhmländer, Mark D. Tarn, Antoine Canzi, Aidan Pantoya, Evelyn Freney, Kristina Höhler, Pia Bogert, Céline Planche, Ping Tian, Michael Adams, Sarah Barr, David Brus, Nicole Büttner, Martin Daily, Konstantinos Doulgeris, Konstantinos Eleftheriadis, Grant Forster, Romy Fösig, Dimitrios G. Georgakopoulos, Maria I. Gini, A. Gannet Hallar, Radovan Krejci, Elke Ludewig, Mauro Mazzola, Ian B. McCubbin, Athanasios Nenes, Tuukka Petäjä, Joseph Robinson, Franziska Vogel, Paul Zieger, Stephen Arnold, Kenneth S. Carslaw, Naruki Hiranuma, Ottmar Möhler, and Benjamin J. Murray
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 6465–6483, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6465-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6465-2026, 2026
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31 Aug 2026
Nitrous oxide and methane concentrations and air-sea fluxes in undersampled areas of the Mediterranean basin
Mercedes de la Paz, Susana Flecha, Fatima Zohra Bouthir, Milad Fahkri, Abed El Rahman Hassoun, Valeria Ibello, Korhan Özkan, Fiz F. Pérez, Adil Chair, and Iris E. Hendriks
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 6207–6224, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6207-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6207-2026, 2026
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28 Aug 2026
Integrated dataset of atmospheric bioaerosols over east Asia
Zhongwei Huang, Wenjin Zhang, Qing Dong, Teruya Maki, Yongkai Wang, Yuanzong Ji, Fanli Xue, Xuefei Huo, Da Lu, Dongdong Wang, Jinsen Shi, Jianrong Bi, and Jianping Huang
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 6191–6206, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6191-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6191-2026, 2026
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07 Sep 2026
C-PEAT's Global Peatland Carbon Database (v.2025)
Julie Loisel, Angela Gallego-Sala, Daniela Ransby, Emily Rabel, Cornelia Behrens, Stefanie Schumacher, Kathe Todd-Brown, Vaasuki Marupaka, and C-PEAT Working Group Members
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 18, 6485–6502, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6485-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6485-2026, 2026
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07 Sep 2026
A European forest disturbance database for robust area estimation and map validation
Cornelius Senf, Felix Wieland-Glasmann, Katja Kowalski, Benjamin Jakimow, Anne-Katrin Behrens, Veronika Egger, Pia Emmert, Jonas Hänle, Marleen Hanzig, Jana Heinrich, Antonia Hostlowsky, Noah B. Maurer, Anabel Onay, Moritz Rachfahl, Klara Voggeneder, and Alba Viana-Soto
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-422,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-422, 2026
Preprint under review for ESSD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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07 Sep 2026
The NASA Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment (PACE-PAX)
Kirk D. Knobelspiesse, Ivona Cetinić, Brian Cairns, Samuel E. Leblanc, Rei Ueyama, and the PACE-PAX team
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-541,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-541, 2026
Preprint under review for ESSD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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