NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_MC) at GES DISC

Description

This data set contains the monthly climatology (MC) data of the secondary 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 secondary forcing data can be found from the NLDAS_FORB0125_H_2.0 and NLDAS_FORB0125_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
33 README Document https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS2_README.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2F9QBO4LB8AMBF
21 Access the dataset landing page from the GES DISC website. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_FORB0125_MC_2.0.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_FORB0125_MC.2.0
34 NLDAS-2 Secondary 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_FORB0125_MC_2.0.png
21 Time aggregated THREDDS Data Server (TDS) https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/NLDAS_aggregation/NLDAS_FORB0125_MC.2.0/catalog.html
21 Access the data via HTTPS. https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/NLDAS_FORB0125_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_FORB0125_MC
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 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_FORB0125_MC.2.0/

Tags

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

Topics

  • Climate

Categories

  • Water