NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (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 forty years (1981 - 2020). The file format is netCDF. The previous version of this dataset (NLDAS_MC 002) was a 30-year average and was stored in GRIB file format. A brief description about the NLDAS-2 hourly and monthly Mosaic LSM data can be found from the NLDAS_MOS0125_H_2.0 and NLDAS_MOS0125_M_2.0 landing pages. Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the Mosaic LSM can be found in Xia et al. (2012). For more information, please see the README Document.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
34 NLDAS-2 Mosaic 0.125-degree Monthly Climatology Soil moisture content 0-100 cm [kg m-2] January (1981 - 2020). https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_2.0.png
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGXN4C7MNIY4C
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_2.0.html
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC.2.0/
21 Use the Earthdata Search Client (EDSC) to find and retrieve data sets across multiple data centers. https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=NLDAS_MOS0125_MC
33 README Document https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS2_README.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 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/NLDAS/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC.2.0/
21 Time aggregated THREDDS Data Server (TDS) https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/NLDAS_aggregation/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC.2.0/catalog.html
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.2.0
21 GES DISC Hydrology Documentation https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Hydrology+Documentation

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

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