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NLDAS_FORB0125_M

NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002 (NLDAS_FORB0125_M) at GES DISC

This data set contains the monthly 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 monthly. The file format is WMO GRIB-1. The NLDAS-2 monthly secondary forcing data were generated from the NLDAS-2 hourly secondary forcing data, as monthly accumulation for precipitation and convective precipitation and monthly average for other variables. Monthly period of each month is from 00Z at start of the month to 23:59Z at end of the month. The one exception to this is the first month (Jan. 1979) that starts from 00Z 02 Jan 1979, except for the monthly accumulated precipitation and convective precipitation that both start from 12Z 01 Jan 1979. A brief description about the NLDAS-2 hourly secondary forcing data can be found from the GCMD DIF for GES_DISC_NLDAS_FORB0125_H_V002. Details about the generation of the NLDAS-2 forcing datasets can be found in Xia et al. (2012). The NLDAS-2 monthly land surface forcing fields are grouped into two GRIB files, "File A" and "File B". "File B" is the secondary (optional) forcing file and contains ten fields. The data set applies a user-defined parameter table to indicate the contents and parameter number. The GRIBTAB file shows a list of parameters for this data set, along with their Product Definition Section (PDS) IDs and units. For more information, please see the README Document.

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N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125

Data Format(s):

Distribution: GRIB

Temporal Extent:

1979-01-01 to now

Platform(s):

Forcing-LSM

Data Center(s):

NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC

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002

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Title: NLDAS Secondary Forcing Data L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V002
Version: 002
Creator: David Mocko, NASA/GSFC/HSL
Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Release Date: 2012-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/NLDAS_FORB0125_M_002.html

READ-ME: https://hydro1.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov/data/NLDAS/README.NLDAS2.pdf, README Document
HOW-TO: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/howto?tags=hydrology, How to read and plot the data.
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=Hydrology%20Documentation, GES DISC Hydrology Documentation

DOI
10.5067/OCLG3PX8QDFL
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Creation	2012-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2012-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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Quality The data are provisional and subject to change as model improvements are implemented and new input data sets become available.

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Publication References

Title: Continental-scale water and energy flux analysis and validation for the North American Land Data Assimilation System project phase 2 (NLDAS-2): 1. Intercomparison and application of model products

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Author(s): Xia, Y., K. Mitchell, M. Ek, J. Sheffield, B. Cosgrove, E. Wood, L. Luo, C. Alonge, H. Wei, J. Meng, B. Livneh, D. Lettenmaier, V. Koren, Q. Duan, K. Mo, Y. Fan, and D. Mocko

DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016048
Title: Continental-scale water and energy flux analysis and validation for North American Land Data Assimilation System project phase 2(NLDAS-2): 2. Validation of model-simulated stream flow

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Author(s): Xia, Y., K. Mitchell, M. Ek, J. Sheffield, B. Cosgrove, E. Wood, L.Luo, C. Alonge, H. Wei, J. Meng, B. Livneh, D. Lettenmaier, V. Koren, Q. Duan, K. Mo, Y. Fan, and D. Mocko

DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016051
Title: Real-time and retrospective forcing in the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) project

Publication Date: 2003-01-01

Author(s): Cosgrove, B. A., D. Lohmann, K. E. Mitchell, et al.

DOI: 10.1029/2002JD003118
Title: The Influence of Atmospheric Stability on Potential Evaporation

Publication Date: 1984-01-01

Author(s): Mahrt L., and M. Ek

DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1984)023<0222:TIOASO>2.0.CO;2
Title: Surface radiation budgets in support of the GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP) and the GEWEX Americas Prediction Project (GAPP), including the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) project

Publication Date: 2003-01-01

Author(s): Pinker, R. T., J. D. Tarpley, I. Laszlo, et al.

DOI: 10.1029/2002JD003301

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Hydrology

ISO Topic Categories

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

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Project Short Name	Campaigns	Project Dates
NLDAS	No campaigns listed.	No dates provided.

Coverage Type	Zone Identifier	Geometry	Granule Representation
HORIZONTAL		CARTESIAN	CARTESIAN

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- CONTINENT
- NORTH AMERICA

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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
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DAVID SILBERSTEIN
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DAVID SILBERSTEIN
- Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
  Code 610.2
  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5183

301-614-5268

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GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
- Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
  Code 610.2
  NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5224

301-614-5268

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Metadata Dates

Creation	2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

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