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    • NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_M) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

    This data set contains thirty-seven fields 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 and range from Jan 1979 to the present. The temporal resolution is monthly. The file format is netCDF (converted from the GRIB format).

    The NLDAS-2 monthly Mosaic model data, containing thirty-seven fields, were generated from the NLDAS-2 hourly Mosaic model data, as monthly accumulation for rainfall, snowfall, subsurface runoff, surface runoff, total evapotranspiration, and snow melt, and monthly average for other variables. Monthly period of each month is from 00Z at start of the month to 23:59Z at end of the month, except the first month (Jan. 1979) that starts from 00Z 02 Jan 1979.

    Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the Mosaic LSM can be found in Xia et al. (2012).

    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/10.1016/0309-1708(94)90024-8

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    NLDAS-2 Mosaic Monthly 0.125 degree Soil moisture content (0-10cm) [kg m-2] January 1979.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1887990159-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-06-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2020-06-18
    Category NLDAS, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation NLDAS project. David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL. 2022-01-08. NLDAS_MOS0125_M. Version 2.0. NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 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/YQ1P3OP48R8M. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_MOS0125_M_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 Mosaic Monthly 0.125 degree Soil moisture content (0-10cm) kg m-2 January 1979.
    Graphic Preview File https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_MOS0125_M_2.0.png
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/YQ1P3OP48R8M
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -125.0 25.0 -67.0 53.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016048, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016051, https://doi.org/10.1016/0309-1708(94)90024-8
    Release Place Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
    Series Name NLDAS_MOS0125_M
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 2d6a2dfa74848c9c6508467f083f2b76d7f3fdf348389268109d2f75e86cca37
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z/2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

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