Dataset Information

History: Original file generated: Sun Jun 28 13:19:04 2015 GMT
Filename: MERRA2_300.instM_3d_ana_Np.200510.nc4
Comment: GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan00.inst6_3d_ana_Np.monthly.200510.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: M2IMNPANA
RangeBeginningDate: 2005-10-01
RangeEndingDate: 2005-10-31
GranuleID: MERRA2_300.instM_3d_ana_Np.200510.nc4
ProductionDateTime: Original file generated: Sun Jun 28 13:19:04 2015 GMT
LongName: MERRA2 inst6_3d_ana_Np: 3d,6-Hourly,Instantaneous,Pressure-Level,Analysis,Analyzed Meteorological Fields Monthly Mean
Title: MERRA2 inst6_3d_ana_Np: 3d,6-Hourly,Instantaneous,Pressure-Level,Analysis,Analyzed Meteorological Fields Monthly Mean
SouthernmostLatitude: -90.0
NorthernmostLatitude: 90.0
WesternmostLongitude: -180.0
EasternmostLongitude: 179.375
LatitudeResolution: 0.5
LongitudeResolution: 0.625
DataResolution: 0.5 x 0.625 (42 pressure levels)
Source: CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
Contact: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/V92O8XZ30XBI
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingTime: 21:00:00.000000
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

USVS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Product_of_Zonal_Mean_Deviations_of_U_and_V
units: m/s m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: USVS
fullnamepath: /USVS
VSQS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Product_of_Zonal_Mean_Deviations_of_V_and_QV
units: m/s kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: VSQS
fullnamepath: /VSQS
Var_V: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_V
units: m/s m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_V
fullnamepath: /Var_V
Cov_U_V: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_U_and_V
units: m/s m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_U_V
fullnamepath: /Cov_U_V
Cov_V_O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_V_and_O3
units: m/s kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_V_O3
fullnamepath: /Cov_V_O3
PS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: PS
fullnamepath: /PS
Cov_V_T: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_V_and_T
units: m/s K
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_V_T
fullnamepath: /Cov_V_T
Cov_U_T: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_U_and_T
units: m/s K
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_U_T
fullnamepath: /Cov_U_T
Cov_U_O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_U_and_O3
units: m/s kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_U_O3
fullnamepath: /Cov_U_O3
V: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Northward wind component
units: m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: V
fullnamepath: /V
Var_O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_O3
units: kg/kg kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_O3
fullnamepath: /Var_O3
Var_QV: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_QV
units: kg/kg kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_QV
fullnamepath: /Var_QV
Cov_U_QV: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_U_and_QV
units: m/s kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_U_QV
fullnamepath: /Cov_U_QV
T: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: T
fullnamepath: /T
Var_U: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_U
units: m/s m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_U
fullnamepath: /Var_U
Cov_V_H: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_V_and_H
units: m/s m
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_V_H
fullnamepath: /Cov_V_H
SLP: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: SLP
fullnamepath: /SLP
Var_SLP: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_SLP
units: Pa Pa
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_SLP
fullnamepath: /Var_SLP
Var_T: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_T
units: K K
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_T
fullnamepath: /Var_T
U: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Eastward wind component
units: m/s
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
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..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Specific humidity
units: kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QV
fullnamepath: /QV
Cov_V_QV: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_V_and_QV
units: m/s kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_V_QV
fullnamepath: /Cov_V_QV
H: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Geopotential height
units: m
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: H
fullnamepath: /H
Var_H: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_H
units: m m
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_H
fullnamepath: /Var_H
VSTS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Product_of_Zonal_Mean_Deviations_of_V_and_T
units: m/s K
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: VSTS
fullnamepath: /VSTS
O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Ozone mixing ratio
units: kg/kg
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: O3
fullnamepath: /O3
Cov_U_H: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Covariance_of_U_and_H
units: m/s m
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Cov_U_H
fullnamepath: /Cov_U_H
Var_PS: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_PS
units: Pa Pa
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: Var_PS
fullnamepath: /Var_PS
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..41]
long_name: vertical level
units: hPa
positive: down
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..0]
long_name: time
units: minutes since 2005-10-01 00:00:00
time_increment: 60000
begin_date: 20051001
begin_time: 0
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time