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    • MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_int_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXINT) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: March 14, 2024

    M2TUNXINT (or tavgU_2d_int_Nx) is a time-averaged 2-dimensional monthly diurnal means data collection in Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications version 2 (MERRA-2). This collection consists of water and energy related vertically Integrated diagnostics, such as autoconversion loss of cloud water, convective source of cloud ice (water), eastward (nothward) flux of atmospheric ice (liquid, vapor), total potential energy tendency, vertically integrated potential energy tendency, and vertically integrated kinetic energy tendency. This data collection is the monthly mean of data fields for each hour and time-stamped with the central time of an hour starting from 00:30 UTC, e.g.: 00:30, 01:30, … , 23:30 UTC.

    MERRA-2 is the latest version of global atmospheric reanalysis for the satellite era produced by NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) using the Goddard Earth Observing System Model (GEOS) version 5.12.4. The dataset covers the period of 1980-present with the latency of ~3 weeks after the end of a month.

    Data Reprocessing: Please check “Records of MERRA-2 Data Reprocessing and Service Changes” linked from the “Documentation” tab on this page. Note that a reprocessed data filename is different from the original file.

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    Questions: If you have a question, please read "MERRA-2 File Specification Document", “MERRA-2 Data Access – Quick Start Guide”, and FAQs linked from the ”Documentation” tab on this page. If that does not answer your question, you may email the question on data access to the GES DISC Help Desk (gsfc-dl-help-disc@mail.nasa.gov), or the question on science to the MERRA-2 science team (merra-questions@lists.nasa.gov).

    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/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0758.1
    https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1339-2015
    https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0609.1
    https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0613.1
    https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0570.1
    https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0720.1
    https://doi.org/NASA/TM%E2%80%932015-104606/Vol.%2043
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1094342005056120

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    M2TUNXINT variable

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 14, 2024
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1276812874-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2007-06-14
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2015-07-07
    Category MERRA-2, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
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    Citation Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). 2015-06-30. M2TUNXINT. Version 5.12.4. MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_int_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics V5.12.4. Greenbelt, MD, 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/R2MPVU4EOSWT. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/M2TUNXINT_5.12.4.html. Digital Science Data.
    Creator Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO)
    Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
    Graphic Preview Description M2TUNXINT variable
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    Harvest Object Id 7e77cd0e-fc46-46df-bf23-7873aee7869d
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/R2MPVU4EOSWT
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0758.1, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1339-2015, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0609.1, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0613.1, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0570.1, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0720.1, https://doi.org/NASA/TM%E2%80%932015-104606/Vol.%2043, https://doi.org/10.1177/1094342005056120
    Release Place Greenbelt, MD, USA
    Series Name M2TUNXINT
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 2a38290079d210a23e5045c6c637c65bd883652ed650f42b3f82c8da0127c0fb
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z/2022-01-17T00:00:00Z

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