Dataset Information

History: Original file generated: Wed Nov 26 02:15:28 2014 GMT
Comment: GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan91.inst3_3d_aer_Nv.19980702.nc4
Filename: MERRA2_200.inst3_3d_aer_Nv.19980702.nc4
Conventions: CF-1
Institution: NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
References: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
Format: NetCDF-4/HDF-5
SpatialCoverage: global
VersionID: 5.12.4
TemporalRange: 1980-01-01 -> 2016-12-31
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org/
ShortName: M2I3NVAER
GranuleID: MERRA2_200.inst3_3d_aer_Nv.19980702.nc4
ProductionDateTime: Original file generated: Wed Nov 26 02:15:28 2014 GMT
LongName: MERRA2 inst3_3d_aer_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Mixing Ratio
Title: MERRA2 inst3_3d_aer_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Mixing Ratio
SouthernmostLatitude: -90.0
NorthernmostLatitude: 90.0
WesternmostLongitude: -180.0
EasternmostLongitude: 179.375
LatitudeResolution: 0.5
LongitudeResolution: 0.625
DataResolution: 0.5 x 0.625 (72 native layers)
Source: CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
Contact: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/LTVB4GPCOTK2
RangeBeginningDate: 1998-07-02
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingDate: 1998-07-02
RangeEndingTime: 21:00:00.000000
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

RH: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: relative_humidity_after_moist
units: 1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: relative_humidity_after_moist
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: RH
fullnamepath: /RH
DU003: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 003)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 003)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DU003
fullnamepath: /DU003
MSA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Methanesulphonic acid
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Methanesulphonic acid
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: MSA
fullnamepath: /MSA
DU005: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 005)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 005)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DU005
fullnamepath: /DU005
BCPHILIC: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Hydrophilic Black Carbon
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Hydrophilic Black Carbon
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: BCPHILIC
fullnamepath: /BCPHILIC
PS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: surface_pressure
units: Pa
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: surface_pressure
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: PS
fullnamepath: /PS
DELP: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: pressure_thickness
units: Pa
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: pressure_thickness
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DELP
fullnamepath: /DELP
SS002: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 002)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 002)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SS002
fullnamepath: /SS002
OCPHILIC: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Hydrophilic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Hydrophilic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: OCPHILIC
fullnamepath: /OCPHILIC
DU002: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 002)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 002)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DU002
fullnamepath: /DU002
DU004: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 004)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 004)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DU004
fullnamepath: /DU004
AIRDENS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: air_density
units: kg m-3
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: air_density
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: AIRDENS
fullnamepath: /AIRDENS
SS003: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 003)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 003)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SS003
fullnamepath: /SS003
DU001: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 001)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dust Mixing Ratio (bin 001)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DU001
fullnamepath: /DU001
OCPHOBIC: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Hydrophobic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Hydrophobic Organic Carbon (Particulate Matter)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: OCPHOBIC
fullnamepath: /OCPHOBIC
BCPHOBIC: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Hydrophobic Black Carbon
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Hydrophobic Black Carbon
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: BCPHOBIC
fullnamepath: /BCPHOBIC
SS004: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 004)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 004)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SS004
fullnamepath: /SS004
SS001: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 001)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 001)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SS001
fullnamepath: /SS001
SO4: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sulphate aerosol
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sulphate aerosol
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SO4
fullnamepath: /SO4
SS005: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 005)
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sea Salt Mixing Ratio (bin 005)
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SS005
fullnamepath: /SS005
DMS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Dimethylsulphide
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Dimethylsulphide
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: DMS
fullnamepath: /DMS
SO2: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Sulphur dioxide
units: kg kg-1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: Sulphur dioxide
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SO2
fullnamepath: /SO2
LWI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: land(1)_water(0)_ice(2)_flag
units: 1
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: land(1)_water(0)_ice(2)_flag
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: LWI
fullnamepath: /LWI
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
long_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: lat
fullnamepath: /lat
lev: Array of 64 bit Reals [lev = 0..71]
long_name: vertical level
units: layer
positive: down
coordinate: eta
standard_name: model_layers
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: lev
fullnamepath: /lev
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
long_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: lon
fullnamepath: /lon
time: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..7]
long_name: time
units: minutes since 1998-07-02 00:00:00
time_increment: 30000
begin_date: 19980702
begin_time: 0
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time