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NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_MOS0125_M) at GES DISC

Entry ID: GES_DISC_NLDAS_MOS0125_M_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 monthly. The file format is WMO GRIB-1. The NLDAS-2 monthly Mosaic model data were generated from the ...

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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: 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content

Description: NLDAS-2 Mosaic Monthly 0.125 degree 0-100 cm Top 1 Meter Soil Moisture Content September 2012 [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 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree

Dataset Release Date: 10.01.2012

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/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

SOLID EARTH > GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD > GRAVITY

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Instrument

GRAVIMETERS

Project

JARE > Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

Use Constraints PICCCBY

Ancillary Keywords

SHOWA STATION

Data Center

Geographical Survey Institute, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.gsi.go.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DEPUTY HEAD OF PHYSICAL GEODESY DIVISION Phone: +81-29-864-4332 Fax: +81-29-864-1802 Email: antarctic at gsi.go.jp Contact Address: GEODETIC DEPT. Kitasato-1 City: Tsukuba Province or State: Ibaraki Postal Code: 305-0811 Country: Japan