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NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_FORB0125_H) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_NLDAS_FORB0125_H_V002

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Summary

Abstract: This data set contains the 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 hourly. The file format is WMO GRIB-1.

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

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Description: NLDAS-2 Forcing Dataset Information

Description: README document for NLDAS Phase 2 data sets.

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Caption: NARR hybrid level 1 temperature

Description: NLDAS-2 Secondary Forcing hourly 0.125 degree \ NARR hybrid level 1 Temperature at 18Z on July 01, 2007 [k]

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 Secondary Forcing Data 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: 2006-01-01

Stop Date: 2006-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > HAWAII

Science Keywords

SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > EARTHQUAKES > EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE/INTENSITY

SOLID EARTH > TECTONICS > EARTHQUAKES > EARTHQUAKE OCCURRENCES

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Instrument

SEISMOGRAPHS

SEISMOMETERS

Ancillary Keywords

OFR

Open File Report

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Publications-Western Region,Geological Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MICHAEL F. DIGGLES Phone: (650) 329-5404 Email: mdiggles at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Mail Stop 531 City: Menlo Park Province or State: CA Postal Code: 94025 Country: USA