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    • NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_FORB0125_MC) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    This data set contains the monthly climatology (MC) data of the secondary forcing data 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 secondary forcing data can be found from the NLDAS_FORB0125_H_2.0 and NLDAS_FORB0125_M_2.0 landing pages.

    Details about the generation of the NLDAS-2 forcing datasets can be found in Xia et al. (2012).

    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/10.1029/2002JD003118
    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 26, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    NLDAS-2 Secondary Forcing Monthly Climatology 0.125 degree Precipitation monthly total [kg m-2] January (1981 - 2020).

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 26, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date April 15, 2024
    Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1889391073-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-06-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-07-05
    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. 2022-07-01. NLDAS_FORB0125_MC. Version 2.0. NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data 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/10.5067/9QBO4LB8AMBF. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_FORB0125_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 Secondary Forcing Monthly Climatology 0.125 degree Precipitation monthly total kg m-2 January (1981 - 2020).
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    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/9QBO4LB8AMBF
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    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_MC
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 56562e0ec470a753ba7cf766c36beddb8ab6689b7cd9c620d18de0634f0c3563
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z/2020-12-31T23:59:59.999Z

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