Dataset Information

HDFEOSVersion: HDFEOS_V2.14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
Conventions: CF-1.0
title: MERRA-Land reanalysis. GEOSldas-MERRALand
history: GEOSldas-MERRALand
institution: Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771
source: NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. GEOSldas-MERRALand
references: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/merra/
comment: Reference: Reichle et al. (2011), Assessment and enhancement of MERRA land surface hydrology estimates, J. Clim., 24, 6322-6338, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-10-05033.1
contact: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/


Variables in this Dataset

DZSF: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with SFMC and GWETTOP
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_SFMC_and_GWETTOP
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZSF
DZRZ: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with RZMC and GWETROOT
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_RZMC_and_GWETROOT
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZRZ
DZPR: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with PRMC and GWETPROF
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_PRMC_and_GWETPROF
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZPR
DZTS: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSAT, TUNST, and TWLT
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSAT_TUNST_and_TWLT
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZTS
DZGT1: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL1
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL1
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT1
DZGT2: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL2
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL2
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT2
DZGT3: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL3
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL3
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT3
DZGT4: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL4
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL4
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT4
DZGT5: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL5
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL5
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT5
DZGT6: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Thickness of soil layer associated with TSOIL6
standard_name: Thickness_of_soil_layer_associated_with_TSOIL6
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/DZGT6
WPWET: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Soil wilting point (in degree of saturation units)
standard_name: Soil_wilting_point_in_degree_of_saturation_units
units: fraction
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/WPWET
WPMC: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Soil wilting point (in volumetric units)
standard_name: Soil_wilting_point_in_volumetric_units
units: m3/m3
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/WPMC
WPEMW: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0][YDim = 0..360][XDim = 0..539]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Soil wilting point (in units of equivalent mass of total profile water)
standard_name: Soil_wilting_point_in_units_of_equivalent_mass_of_total_profile_water
units: kg/m2
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/WPEMW
XDim: Array of 64 bit Reals [XDim = 0..539]
long_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
fullpath: XDim:EOSGRID
YDim: Array of 64 bit Reals [YDim = 0..360]
long_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
fullpath: YDim:EOSGRID
TIME: Array of 64 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0]
long_name: time
units: minutes since 1980-01-01 00:00:00
time_increment: 10000
begin_date: 19800101
begin_time: 0
fullpath: TIME:EOSGRID
XDim_EOS: Array of 64 bit Reals [XDim = 0..539]
long_name: XDim
coordinates: XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/XDim
YDim_EOS: Array of 64 bit Reals [YDim = 0..360]
long_name: YDim
coordinates: YDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/YDim
Time: Array of 64 bit Reals [TIME = 0..0]
long_name: Time
coordinates: TIME
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/Time