NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_MOS0125_MC) at GES DISC

Description

This monthly climatology 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. The temporal resolution is monthly, ranging from January to December. The NLDAS-2 monthly climatology data are the monthly data averaged over the thirty years (1980 - 2009) of the NLDAS-2 monthly data. The file format is WMO GRIB-1. A brief description about the NLDAS-2 hourly and monthly Mosaic LSM data can be found from the GCMD DIFs for GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_H_V002 and GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_M_V002. Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the Mosaic LSM can be found in Xia et al. (2012). The NLDAS-2 Mosaic model monthly climatology data set contains 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. There are six vertical levels for the Soil Moisture (PDS 086) in the Mosaic GRIB files. For more information, please see the README Document or the GrADS ctl file.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FSSXWLJNDWXYP
34 NLDAS-2 Mosaic 0.125-degree Monthly Climatology 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content [kg/m^2] Jan (1980 - 2009). https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_002.png
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_002.html
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC.002/
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 GES DISC Hydrology Documentation https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Hydrology+Documentation
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_MC.002/doc/gribtab_NLDAS_MOS.002.txt
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_MC.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_MC
21 How to read and plot the data. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?tags=hydrology

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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