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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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Description: Information about NLDAS-2 models.

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 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

Location Keywords

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

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALABAMA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION INDEX

LAND SURFACE > LAND TEMPERATURE > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

NOAA-14 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SAFARI 2000 > The Southern African Regional Science Initiative Project

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

MAUN

FIRE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 822

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA