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    • NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_MC) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    This data set contains a series of land surface parameters simulated from the VIC 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 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 VIC LSM data can be found from the NLDAS_VIC0125_H_2.0 and NLDAS_VIC0125_M_2.0 landing pages.

    Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the VIC LSM can be found in Xia et al. (2012). The version of the VIC model for the NLDAS-2 VIC data available from the NASA GES DISC is VIC-4.0.3; this version of the VIC model is the same as used in Sheffield et al. (2003).

    For more information, please see the README Document.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    References

    https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016048
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016051
    https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125%3C2896%3AAOTLSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2
    https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1000531001463
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003296
    https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900232
    https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JHM1174.1
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9214

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date March 21, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

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    NLDAS-2 VIC Monthly Climatology 0.125 degree Soil moisture content 0-100 cm [kg m-2] January (1981 - 2020).

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 21, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1888969053-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-06-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-07-01
    Category NLDAS, geospatial
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    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation NLDAS project. David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL. 2022-07-01. NLDAS_VIC0125_MC. Version 2.0. NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0. Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC). https://doi.org/10.5067/VSF4LKP6AC4H. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_VIC0125_MC_2.0.html. Digital Science Data.
    Creator NLDAS project
    Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
    Editor David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL
    Graphic Preview Description NLDAS-2 VIC Monthly Climatology 0.125 degree Soil moisture content 0-100 cm kg m-2 January (1981 - 2020).
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    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016048, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016051, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125%3C2896%3AAOTLSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2, https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1000531001463, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003296, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900232, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JHM1174.1, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9214
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    Temporal 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z/2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z

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