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OPeNDAP/DODS Data URL: https://goldsmr3.gesdisc.eosdis.nasa.gov:443/dods/MAT3CPCLD

Description:
 tavg3_3d_cld_Cp: MERRA 3D IAU Diagnostic, Cloud Properties, Time average 3-hourly (1.25x1.25L42)
Documentation: (none provided)
Longitude:
-179.37500000000°E to 179.37500000000°E
  (288 points, avg. res. 1.25°)
Latitude:
-89.37500000000°N to 89.37500000000°N
  (144 points, avg. res. 1.25°)
Altitude:
1000.00000000000 to 0.10000000000
  (42 points, avg. res. 24.388)
Time:
01:30Z01JAN1979 to 04:30Z31DEC2017
  (113954 points, avg. res. 0.125 days)
Variables:
 (total of 9)
 
 rh
 relative humidity
 
 qlls
 cloud liquid water mixing ratio - large-scale
 
 qils
 cloud ice mixing ratio - large-scale
 
 qlan
 cloud liquid water mixing ratio - anvils
 
 qian
 cloud ice mixing ratio - anvils
 
 qccu
 cloud condensate mixing ratio - convective updraft
 
 cfls
 3-d cloud fraction - large-scale
 
 cfan
 3-d cloud fraction - anvils
 
 cfcu
 3-d cloud fraction - convective

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complete metadata listing:

Global attributes:

title: "tavg3_3d_cld_Cp: MERRA 3D IAU Diagnostic, Cloud Properties, Time average 3-hourly (1.25x1.25L42)"
Conventions: "COARDS"
"GrADS"
dataType: "Grid"
history: "Wed Aug 09 14:34:00 GMT 2023 : imported by GrADS Data Server 2.2"

Variables

rh: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "relative humidity "
rh: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "relative humidity "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
qlls: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud liquid water mixing ratio - large-scale "
qlls: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud liquid water mixing ratio - large-scale "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
qils: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud ice mixing ratio - large-scale "
qils: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud ice mixing ratio - large-scale "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
qlan: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud liquid water mixing ratio - anvils "
qlan: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud liquid water mixing ratio - anvils "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
qian: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud ice mixing ratio - anvils "
qian: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud ice mixing ratio - anvils "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
qccu: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud condensate mixing ratio - convective updraft "
qccu: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "cloud condensate mixing ratio - convective updraft "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
cfls: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - large-scale "
cfls: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - large-scale "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
cfan: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - anvils "
cfan: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - anvils "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
cfcu: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - convective "
cfcu: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..113953][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..143][lon = 0..287]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "3-d cloud fraction - convective "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..113953]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "113954"
grads_min: "01:30z01jan1979"
grads_step: "180mn"
units: "days since 1970-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "01:30z01jan1979"
maximum: "04:30z31dec2017"
resolution: 0.125
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..41]
grads_dim: "z"
grads_mapping: "levels"
units: "millibar"
long_name: "altitude"
minimum: 1000.00000000000
maximum: 0.10000000000
resolution: 24.387804
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..143]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "144"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -89.37500000000
maximum: 89.37500000000
resolution: 1.25
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..287]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "288"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -179.37500000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 1.25

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