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    • NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_M) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    This data set contains the monthly secondary forcing data "File B" 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 secondary forcing data were generated from the NLDAS-2 hourly secondary forcing data, as monthly accumulation for precipitation and convective precipitation 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. The one exception to this is the first month (Jan. 1979) that starts from 00Z 02 Jan 1979, except for the monthly accumulated precipitation and convective precipitation that both start from 12Z 01 Jan 1979.

    The monthly land surface forcing fields for NLDAS-2 are grouped into two files, "File A" and "File B". "File B" is the secondary (optional) forcing file and contains ten meteorological forcing fields. Details about the generation of the NLDAS-2.0 forcing datasets 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/10.1029/2002JD003118
    https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1984)023%3C0222%3ATIOASO%3E2.0.CO%3B2
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003301

    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 Secondary Forcing Monthly 0.125 degree Precipitation monthly total [kg m-2] January 1979.

    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 C1887991357-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-06-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2020-06-18
    Category NLDAS, geospatial
    Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff "Water"
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation NLDAS project. David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL. 2022-01-10. NLDAS_FORB0125_M. Version 2.0. NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data 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/10.5067/7EF175EAK5NA. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_FORB0125_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 Secondary Forcing Monthly 0.125 degree Precipitation monthly total kg m-2 January 1979.
    Graphic Preview File https://docserver.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/public/project/Images/NLDAS_FORB0125_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/10.5067/7EF175EAK5NA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016048, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016051, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003118, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1984)023%3C0222%3ATIOASO%3E2.0.CO%3B2, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003301
    Release Place Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
    Series Name NLDAS_FORB0125_M
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 692df877b0953e8fbccc7256c2ff53805e987176a0b6e42992acd6a191f42a86
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z/2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

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