MERRA-2 statM_2d_pct_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Percentiles V1 (M2SMNXPCT) at GES DISC

Description

The Modern Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) contains a wealth of information that can be used for weather and climate studies. By combining the assimilation of observations with a frozen version of the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS), a global analysis is produced at an hourly temporal resolution spanning from January 1980 through present (Gelaro et al., 2017). It can be difficult to parse through a multidecadal dataset such as MERRA-2 to evaluate the interannual variability of weather that occurs on a daily timescale, let alone determine the occurrence of an extreme weather event. This data collection provides climate statistics compute using MERRA-2 to assist in the analysis of extreme temperature and precipitation events and the accompanying the large scale meteorological patterns across a time period of over four decades. Find the product File Specific, Readme, References, and data tools under "Documentation" tab. Sign up for the MERRA-2 mailing list to receive announcements on the latest data information, tools and services that become available, data announcements from GMAO MERRA-2 project and more! Contact the GES DISC User Services (gsfc-dl-help-disc@mail.nasa.gov) to be added to the list.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
34 M2SMNXPCT sample image: Percentile for total precipitation (PRECTOT), Jan 1980. https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/M2SMNXPCT_1.png
21 Documents with exmaple on how to read and plot MERRA-2 data. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?tags=MERRA
33 File Specification Document https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/pubs/docs/Collow1341.pdf
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/M2SMNXPCT_1.html
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=M2SMNXPCT
21 The NASA GMAO MERRA-2 Data Documentation and FAQs https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/reanalysis/MERRA-2/docs/
33 RREADME Document https://goldsmr4.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/MERRA2_CLIM/M2SMNXEDI.1/doc/README_MERRA2_CLIMSTAT.pdf
21 The GrADS Data Server (GDS) is another form of OPeNDAP that provides subsetting and some analysis services across the Internet. https://goldsmr4.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/dods/M2SMNXPCT.info
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://goldsmr4.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/MERRA2_CLIM/M2SMNXPCT.1/
21 MERRA-2 Data Access – Quick Start Guide https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=MERRA-2+Data+Access+%E2%80%93+Quick+Guide
21 Records of MERRA-2 Data Reprocessing and Service Changes https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Records+of+MERRA-2+Data+Reprocessing+and+Service+Changes
21 FAQs about MERRA-2 data access https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/faqs?keywords=MERRA-2&page=1
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FJGAV2VDLRY9G
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://goldsmr4.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/MERRA2_CLIM/M2SMNXPCT.1/contents.html

Tags

  • precipitation
  • climate-indicators
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-ocean-indicators
  • earth-science

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