NLDAS Primary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORA0125_MC) at GES DISC

Description

This data set contains the monthly climatology data of the primary forcing data 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 NLDAS-2 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 primary forcing data can be found from the NLDAS_FORA0125_H_2.0 and NLDAS_FORA0125_M_2.0 landing pages. Details about the generation of the NLDAS-2 forcing datasets can be found in Xia et al. (2012). For more information, please see the README Document.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_FORA0125_MC_2.0.html
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_FORA0125_MC.2.0/
33 README Document https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS2_README.pdf
21 How to read and plot the data. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?tags=hydrology
21 GES DISC Hydrology Documentation https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Hydrology+Documentation
21 Access the data via the OPeNDAP protocol. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/opendap/NLDAS/NLDAS_FORA0125_MC.2.0/
34 NLDAS-2 Primary Forcing Monthly Climatology 0.125 degree Precipitation monthly total [kg m-2] January (1981 - 2020). https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_FORA0125_MC_2.0.png
21 Time aggregated THREDDS Data Server (TDS) https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/NLDAS_aggregation/NLDAS_FORA0125_MC.2.0/catalog.html
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2F37FBOUKUWCOV
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_FORA0125_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_FORA0125_MC
21 NLDAS Project Web Site https://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov/nldas/

Tags

  • atmospheric-radiation
  • precipitation
  • land-surface
  • atmospheric-water-vapor
  • atmosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • atmospheric-pressure
  • surface-thermal-properties
  • atmospheric-winds
  • earth-science

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Water