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ML3MBH2O

MLS/Aura Level 3 Monthly Binned Water Vapor (H2O) Mixing Ratio on Assorted Grids V004 (ML3MBH2O) at GES DISC

ML3MBH2O is the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) monthly binned on various vertical grids product for water vapor (H2O) derived from radiances measured primarily by the 190 GHz radiometer. The data version is 4.2. Spatial coverage is near-global (-82 to +82 degrees latitude) at a spatial resolution of 4 degrees latitude by 5 degrees longitude. The recommended useful vertical range is between 316 and 0.00215 hPa, and the vertical resolution is about 1.5 km at 316 hPa increasing to 3.5 km to 4.64 hPa, and degrades to 15 km above 0.1 hPa. Users of the ML3MBH2O data product should read chapter 4 and section 3.9 of the EOS MLS Level 2 Version 4 Quality Document for more information. The data files are archived in the netCDF4 format, which is also compatible with HDF5 readers and tools. Each file contains six group objects: lat-lon map vs pressure, lat vs pressure zonal mean, lat-lon map vs theta, lat vs theta zonal mean, equivalent lat vs theta zonal mean, and vortex average vs theta. Each group has a set of data (average, min, max, std dev, rms) and geolocation fields, grid attributes, and metadata.

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Bounding Rectangle:

N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180

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Distribution: netCDF

Temporal Extent:

2004-08-02 to now

Platform(s):

Aura

Data Center(s):

NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC

Instrument(s):

MLS

Version:

004

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Title: MLS/Aura Level 3 Monthly Binned Water Vapor (H2O) Mixing Ratio on Assorted Grids V004
Version: 004
Creator: Lambert, A., Read, W., Livesey, N., and Fuller, R.
Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Release Date: 2020-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/ML3MBH2O_004.html

DOI

10.5067/Aura/MLS/DATA/3209

USER'S GUIDE: https://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/data/v4-2_data_quality_document.pdf, Data Quality and Description Document
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/data/eos_algorithm_atbd.pdf, EOS MLS Retrieval Process Algorithm Theoretical Basis

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Data Dates

Creation	2020-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2020-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

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Quality

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Active
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The Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data use policy for NASA data can be accessed at https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy. For information on how to properly cite and acknowledge data from the NASA GES DISC, refer to https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=data-policy.

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ISO Topic Categories

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

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

Coverage Type	Zone Identifier	Geometry	Granule Representation
HORIZONTAL		CARTESIAN	CARTESIAN

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- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- MESOSPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- STRATOSPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- TROPOSPHERE

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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
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
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NASA GES DISC Website
https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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NATHANIEL LIVESEY
Investigator

NATHANIEL LIVESEY
- Mail Stop 183-701, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
Email
JAMES JOHNSON
Metadata Author

JAMES JOHNSON
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
  Code 610.2
  Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5121

Email
MLS SCIENCE TEAM
Technical Contact

MLS SCIENCE TEAM
- Mail Stop 183-701, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  4800 Oak Grove Drive
  Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
818-354-6716

Email
GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Data Center Contact

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

Email

Metadata Dates

Creation	2019-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Last Revision	2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

File Distribution Information

Format: netCDF

Format Type: Native

Media: Online Archive

Fees: None

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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC

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 Contacts

NATHANIEL LIVESEY

NATHANIEL LIVESEY

JAMES JOHNSON

JAMES JOHNSON

MLS SCIENCE TEAM

MLS SCIENCE TEAM

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP

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