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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Last updated: Mon, 16 May 2016 20:02:32 GMT

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NASA[GISS GSFC GPCP ISCCP JPL msu ISLSCP PO-DAAC GES-DAAC ERBE NCCS_Dataserver AVHRR-LST ARC ASDC-DAAC IDS GES_DISC ]

NASA GSFC[MERRA SPDF TOMS SED MERRA2 ]

NASA GSFC TOMS NIMBUS7 monthly[ai uv ]

NASA GSFC MERRA Anl_TurbFlux_2D[PGENTOT Z0M BSTAR CDQ VLML HLML EVAP EFLUX TAUGWY FRSEAICE HFLUX TLML PRECANV QSH PBLH RHOA TSTAR PRECLSC ULML TAUGWX CN CDH PRECCON DISPH PRECSNO RI SPEED PRECTOT TAUX TAUY CDM TSH USTAR QSTAR QLML Z0H ]