--- title: "Climate: specialized fields | Nexus Observatory" description: "Specialized fields for climate and atmosphere: Temperature, humidity and precipitation, Greenhouse gases and methane, Aerosols and air composition…" url: https://observatory.global/industries/climate/fields/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Climate](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/) / **Specialized fields** # Climate, field by field. Climate observing has its own specialised fields: greenhouse gases measured to global scales, ecosystem fluxes from towers above the canopy, reference stations that keep century-long records, and the glaciers and snow that store mountain water. Each field below has its own standards, stack, radio, power and crew work, from the first order to the running operation. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/explainer/) **01** Specialized fields ## Choose the field you work in. Each field page sets out the operating context and hazards, what must be measured and under which rules, the stack from base unit to network, the work from order to operation, the data products and the cited sources. [Specialized field Greenhouse gas monitoringTall-tower and urban stations that measure carbon dioxide and methane to the global calibration scales, so emissions estimates and policies can be checked against the atmosphere.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/greenhouse-gases/) [Specialized field Ecosystem carbon and water fluxesEddy covariance towers that measure how much carbon, water and energy forests, crops and wetlands exchange with the air, for climate science, carbon accounting and land management.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/ecosystem-fluxes/) [Specialized field Climate reference stationsLong-term surface stations built to reference standards, with redundant sensors and complete metadata, so the climate record they keep is trusted for decades.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/climate-reference/) [Specialized field Glaciers, snow and mountain waterGlacier, snow and runoff stations in high mountains, measuring the ice and snow that store water for the valleys below and change fastest in a warming climate.The full field →](https://observatory.global/industries/climate/mountain-cryosphere/) **02** Solution bundles ## Start with one unit. 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