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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: August 21, 2025

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.

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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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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 21, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 21, 2025
Publisher NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDISC
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Data Last Modified 2025-08-06
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