dataset: NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux

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NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D

NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D: Turbulent Fluxes.

Documents

outline	an outline showing all sub-datasets and variables contained in this dataset
link to MERRA project	MODERN-ERA RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Datasets and variables

Surface buoyancy scale	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D BSTAR[ X Y \| T]
Surface exchange coefficient for heat	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D CDH[ X Y \| T]
Surface exchange coefficient for momentum	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D CDM[ X Y \| T]
Surface exchange coefficient for moisture	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D CDQ[ X Y \| T]
Surface neutral drag coefficient	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D CN[ X Y \| T]
Displacement Height	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D DISPH[ X Y \| T]
Latent heat flux (positive upward)	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D EFLUX[ X Y \| T]
Surface evaporation	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D EVAP[ X Y \| T]
Ice covered fraction of tile	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D FRSEAICE[ X Y \| T]
Sensible heat flux (positive upward)	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D HFLUX[ X Y \| T]
Height of center of lowest model layer	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D HLML[ X Y \| T]
Planetary boundary layer height	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PBLH[ X Y \| T]
Total generation of precipitation	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PGENTOT[ X Y \| T]
Surface precipitation flux from anvils	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PRECANV[ X Y \| T]
Surface precipitation flux from convection	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PRECCON[ X Y \| T]
Surface precipitation flux from large-scale	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PRECLSC[ X Y \| T]
Surface snowfall flux	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PRECSNO[ X Y \| T]
Total surface precipitation flux	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D PRECTOT[ X Y \| T]
Specific Humidity of lowest model layer	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D QLML[ X Y \| T]
Effective turbulence skin humidity	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D QSH[ X Y \| T]
Surface humidity scale	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D QSTAR[ X Y \| T]
Surface air density	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D RHOA[ X Y \| T]
Surface Richardson number	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D RI[ X Y \| T]
Effective surface wind speed	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D SPEED[ X Y \| T]
Eastward gravity wave surface stress	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TAUGWX[ X Y \| T]
Northward gravity wave surface stress	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TAUGWY[ X Y \| T]
Eastward surface wind stress	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TAUX[ X Y \| T]
Northward surface wind stress	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TAUY[ X Y \| T]
Temperature of lowest model layer	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TLML[ X Y \| T]
Effective turbulence skin temperature	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TSH[ X Y \| T]
Surface temperature scale	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D TSTAR[ X Y \| T]
Eastward Wind of lowest model layer	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D ULML[ X Y \| T]
Surface velocity scale	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D USTAR[ X Y \| T]
Northward Wind of lowest model layer	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D VLML[ X Y \| T]
Roughness length, sensible heat	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D Z0H[ X Y \| T]
Roughness length, momentum	NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D Z0M[ X Y \| T]

Independent Variables (Grids)

Time (time)	grid: /T (days since 1979-01-01 00:30:00) ordered (0000-0100 1 Jan 1979) to (2300-2400 31 Dec 2015) by 0.04166667 N= 324336 pts :grid
Longitude (longitude)	grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (179.3333E) by 0.6666666 N= 540 pts :grid
Latitude (latitude)	grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 0.5 N= 361 pts :grid

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