NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_H) at GES DISC
Entry ID: GES_DISC_NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_V002

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains a series of land surface parameters simulated
from the Noah 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.

Details about the NLDAS-2 configuration of the Noah LSM can be
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Caption:  0-10 cm Layer 1 Soil Moisture Content
Description:  NLDAS-2 Noah Hourly 0.125 degree 0-10 cm Layer 1 Soil Moisture Content on January 01, 2008 at 00Z [kg/m^2]

 
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: NCEP/EMC
Dataset Title: NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree
Dataset Release Date: 03.01.2012
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
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1979-01-02
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.125 degree
Longitude Resolution: 0.125 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: hr
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Access Constraints The data are public domain and can be retrieved on-line from the
U.S. JGOFS World Wide Web server at WHOI.
Use Constraints Anyone wishing to use U.S. JGOFS data in a presentation, report,
thesis or publication should contact the originating PI. It is
expected that all customary courtesies and privileges attached to data
use will be strictly honored.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://usjgofs.whoi.edu/
Dataset ID: /jgofs/arabian/ttn-043/pmc
Dataset ID: /jgofs/arabian/ttn-045/pmc
Dataset ID: /jgofs/arabian/ttn-050/pmc

Data Center Personnel
Name: CINDY CHANDLER
Contact Address:
WHOI
City: Woods Hole
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: Free
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (409) 845-3928
Fax: (409) 845-6331
Email: wgardner at ocean.tamu.edu
Contact Address:
Dept. of Oceanography
Texas A&M University
City: College Station
Province or State: TX
Postal Code: 77843
Country: USA
Publications/References
Gardner, Chung, Richardson and Walsh, 1995, The Oceanic Mixed-Layer
Pump, Deep Sea Research II, v.42, 757-775.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-13

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