Dataset Information

History: Original file generated: Fri Nov 21 09:37:27 2014 GMT
Comment: GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan91.inst3_3d_asm_Nv.19980416.nc4
Filename: MERRA2_200.inst3_3d_asm_Nv.19980416.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: M2I3NVASM
GranuleID: MERRA2_200.inst3_3d_asm_Nv.19980416.nc4
ProductionDateTime: Original file generated: Fri Nov 21 09:37:27 2014 GMT
LongName: MERRA2 inst3_3d_asm_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields
Title: MERRA2 inst3_3d_asm_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields
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/WWQSXQ8IVFW8
RangeBeginningDate: 1998-04-16
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingDate: 1998-04-16
RangeEndingTime: 21:00:00.000000
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

EPV: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: ertels_potential_vorticity
units: K m+2 kg-1 s-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: ertels_potential_vorticity
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: EPV
fullnamepath: /EPV
PHIS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: surface geopotential height
units: m+2 s-2
_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 geopotential height
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: PHIS
fullnamepath: /PHIS
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
CLOUD: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: cloud_fraction_for_radiation
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: cloud_fraction_for_radiation
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: CLOUD
fullnamepath: /CLOUD
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
V: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: northward_wind
units: m s-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: northward_wind
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: V
fullnamepath: /V
T: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: air_temperature
units: K
_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_temperature
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: T
fullnamepath: /T
SLP: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: sea_level_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: sea_level_pressure
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SLP
fullnamepath: /SLP
OMEGA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: vertical_pressure_velocity
units: Pa s-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: vertical_pressure_velocity
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: OMEGA
fullnamepath: /OMEGA
PL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: mid_level_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: mid_level_pressure
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: PL
fullnamepath: /PL
QL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water
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: mass_fraction_of_cloud_liquid_water
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QL
fullnamepath: /QL
U: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: eastward_wind
units: m s-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: eastward_wind
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: U
fullnamepath: /U
QV: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: specific_humidity
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: specific_humidity
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QV
fullnamepath: /QV
QI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_water
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: mass_fraction_of_cloud_ice_water
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QI
fullnamepath: /QI
H: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: mid_layer_heights
units: m
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
standard_name: mid_layer_heights
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: H
fullnamepath: /H
O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..7][lev = 0..71][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
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: ozone_mass_mixing_ratio
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: O3
fullnamepath: /O3
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 1998-04-16 00:00:00
time_increment: 30000
begin_date: 19980416
begin_time: 0
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time