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NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_MOS0125_H) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_H_V002

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Summary

Abstract: This 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 and range from Jan 1979 to the present.
The temporal resolution is hourly. The file format is WMO GRIB-1.

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Description: NLDAS-2 Model Data Description/Information

Description: README document for NLDAS Phase 2 data sets.

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Caption: 0-10 cm Layer 1 Soil Moisture Content

Description: NLDAS-2 Mosaic Hourly 0.125 degree 0-10 cm Layer 1 Soil Moisture Content on July 01, 2007 at 18Z [kg/m2]

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 53.0

S: 25.0

E: -67.0

W: -125.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC/HSL)

Dataset Title: NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree

Dataset Release Date: 08.01.2009

Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)

Version: 002

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/hydrology/index.shtml

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-02

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALABAMA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Instrument

ANEMOMETERS

AWS > Automated Weather System

Use Constraints No constraints. Users should credit the Automatic Weather Station project, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison as the source of the data.

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctica

atmospheric humidity measurements

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0111

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0111

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: varies

Distribution Format: ASCII

Fees: none

Personnel

MATTHEW A. LAZZARA

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (608) 262-0436

Fax: (608) 263-6738

Email: amrc at ssec.wisc.edu

Email: mattl at ssec.wisc.edu

Contact Address:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Antarctic Meteorological Research Center

Space Science and Engineering Center

901 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Science Building

1225 West Dayton Street

City: Madison

Province or State: WI

Postal Code: 53706

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-04-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-03

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