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MERRA-Land Diurnal 2d land surface diagnostics, Time Average 1-hourly (2/3x1/2L1) V5.2.0 (MSTUNXMLD) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_MSTUNXMLD_V5.2.0

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Summary

Abstract: The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) is a state-of-the-art reanalysis data product that provides, in addition to atmospheric fields, global estimates of soil moisture, latent heat flux, snow, and runoff for 1979-present. A supplemental and improved set of land surface hydrological fields (MERRA-Land) was generated by re-running a revised version of the land ...

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: GMAO

Dataset Title: MERRA-Land 2d land surface diagnostics, Diurnal (2/3x1/2L1)

Dataset Series Name: tavgU_2d_mld_Nx

Dataset Release Date: March 22, 2012

Dataset Release Place: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Version: 5.2.0

Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data

Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/MDISC/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1979-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1/2 Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 2/3 degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 50 km - < 100 km or approximately .5 degree - < 1 degree
Temporal Resolution: Diurnal

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > EVAPORATION

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

GRN

LAI

Data Set Progress

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Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online (FTP)

Distribution Size: 561 MBytes

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS (Grid)

Fees: Free

Personnel

DANA OSTRENGA

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5475

Email: dana.m.ostrenga at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 610.2

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

ROLF H. REICHLE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 3301-614-5693

Fax: 301 614-6246

Email: rolf.h.reichle at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA

Goddard Space Flight Center

Mailstop 610.1

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

*Reichle, R. H., R. D. Koster, G. J. M. De Lannoy, B. A. Forman, Q. Liu, S. P. P. Mahanama, and A. Toure, 2011: Assessment and enhancement of MERRA land surface hydrology estimates, Journal of Climate, 24, 6322-6338, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-10-05033.1.

*Reichle, R. H., 2012: The MERRA-Land Data Product, Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, available at ...

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-03-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-03-21

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