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    • NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_MOS0125_MC) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    This monthly climatology data set contains a series of land surface parameters 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. The temporal resolution is monthly, ranging from January to December. The NLDAS-2 monthly climatology data are the monthly data averaged over the thirty years (1980 - 2009) of the NLDAS-2 monthly data. The file format is WMO GRIB-1.

    A brief description about the NLDAS-2 hourly and monthly Mosaic LSM data can be found from the GCMD DIFs for GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_H_V002 and GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_M_V002.

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

    The NLDAS-2 Mosaic model monthly climatology data set contains thirty-seven fields. The data set applies a user-defined parameter table to indicate the contents and parameter number. The GRIBTAB file shows a list of parameters for this data set, along with their Product Definition Section (PDS) IDs and units.

    There are six vertical levels for the Soil Moisture (PDS 086) in the Mosaic GRIB files. For more information, please see the README Document or the GrADS ctl file.

    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 November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    NLDAS-2 Mosaic 0.125-degree Monthly Climatology 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content [kg/m^2] Jan (1980 - 2009).

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1233767638-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2013-03-01
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2013-03-01
    Category NLDAS, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    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 David Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL. 2013-03-01. NLDAS_MOS0125_MC. Version 002. NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002. 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/SSXWLJNDWXYP. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_002.html. Digital Science Data.
    Creator David Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL
    Data Presentation Form Digital Science Data
    Graphic Preview Description NLDAS-2 Mosaic 0.125-degree Monthly Climatology 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content kg/m^2 Jan (1980 - 2009).
    Graphic Preview File https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_MOS0125_MC_002.png
    Harvest Object Id 741febfb-6c57-417e-a867-28381649c256
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/SSXWLJNDWXYP
    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_MC
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 2c8747f56445105fe9a1c3612199f1889436c46cdec338baf8f62251ab8f0c68
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z/2009-12-31T23:59:59.999Z

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