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    • NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_M) at GES DISC

    Metadata Updated: April 15, 2024

    This data set contains forty-three fields simulated from the VIC 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 January 1979 to present. The temporal resolution is monthly. The file format is netCDF (converted from GRIB format).

    The NLDAS-2 monthly Noah model data were generated from the NLDAS-2 hourly Noah model data, as monthly accumulation for rainfall, snowfall, subsurface runoff, surface runoff, total evapotranspiration, snow melt, and monthly averages for other variables. Each monthly period is from 00Z at start of the month to 23:59Z at end of the month, with the exception of the very first month in the data set (January 1979), which starts at 00Z 02 January 1979. Also, for the first month (January 1979), since the variables listed as instantaneous in the README file do not have valid data exactly on 00Z 02 January 1979, this one hour is not included in the average for this one month.

    Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the VIC 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/10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125%3C2896%3AAOTLSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2
    https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1000531001463
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003296
    https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900232
    https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JHM1174.1
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9214

    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 VIC Monthly 0.125 degree Soil moisture content (0-100 cm) [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 C1887995922-GES_DISC
    Data First Published 2020-06-18
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2020-06-18
    Category NLDAS, geospatial
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    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation NLDAS project. David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL. 2022-01-09. NLDAS_VIC0125_M. Version 2.0. NLDAS VIC 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/NL7JTZYO2RVK. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_VIC0125_M_2.0.html. Digital Science Data.
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    Editor David M. Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL
    Graphic Preview Description NLDAS-2 VIC Monthly 0.125 degree Soil moisture content (0-100 cm) kg m-2 January 1979
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    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016048, https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD016051, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1997)125%3C2896%3AAOTLSA%3E2.0.CO%3B2, https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1000531001463, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD003296, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JD900232, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JHM1174.1, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.9214
    Release Place Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
    Series Name NLDAS_VIC0125_M
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    Temporal 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z/2023-02-28T00:00:00Z

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