NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_MOS0125_M) at GES DISC

Description

This data set contains a series of land surface parameters simulated from the Mosaic land-surface model (LSM) for Phase 2 of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-2). The data are in 1/8th degree grid spacing and range from Jan 1979 to the present. The temporal resolution is monthly. The file format is WMO GRIB-1. The NLDAS-2 monthly Mosaic model data were generated from the NLDAS-2 hourly Mosaic model data, as monthly accumulation for rainfall, snowfall, subsurface runoff, surface runoff, total evapotranspiration, and snow melt, and monthly average for other variables. Monthly period of each month is from 00Z at start of the month to 23:59Z at end of the month, except the first month (Jan. 1979) that starts from 00Z 02 Jan 1979. A brief description about the NLDAS-2 monthly Mosaic model can be found from the GCMD DIF for NLDAS-2 hourly Mosaic data GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_H_V002. Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the Mosaic LSM can be found in Xia et al. (2012). The NLDAS-2 monthly Mosaic model data contain thirty-seven fields. The data set applies a user-defined parameter table to indicate the contents and parameter number. The GRIBTAB file shows a list of parameters for this data set, along with their Product Definition Section (PDS) IDs and units. For information about the vertical layers of the Soil Moisture Content (PDS 086) and Soil Temperature (PDS 085), please see the README Document or the GrADS ctl file.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_MOS0125_M_002.html
21 GES DISC Hydrology Documentation https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Hydrology+Documentation
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FFYHMG8SQX19M
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_MOS0125_M.002/
21 Use the Earthdata Search to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=NLDAS_MOS0125_M
21 The GRIBTAB file contains a list of variables, along with the GRIB Product Definition Section (PDS) ID, variable short name, long names, and unit. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_MOS0125_M.002/doc/gribtab_NLDAS_MOS.002.txt
33 README Document https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/README.NLDAS2.pdf
21 NLDAS Project Web Site https://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov/nldas/
21 How to read and plot the data. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?tags=hydrology
21 The GrADS Data Server (GDS) is another form of OPeNDAP that provides subsetting and some analysis services across the Internet. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/dods/NLDAS_MOS0125_M.002
34 NLDAS-2 Mosaic Monthly 0.125 degree 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content [kg/m^2] September 2012. https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_MOS0125_M_002.png

Tags

  • atmospheric-radiation
  • precipitation
  • snow-ice
  • soils
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • surface-water
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • terrestrial-hydrosphere
  • vegetation
  • surface-radiative-properties
  • surface-thermal-properties
  • earth-science

Topics

  • Climate

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