Dataset Information

History: Original file generated: Tue Jun 2 20:51:37 2015 GMT
Filename: MERRA2_100.tavgM_3d_cld_Np.198905.nc4
Comment: GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan79.tavg3_3d_cld_Np.monthly.198905.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: M2TMNPCLD
RangeBeginningDate: 1989-05-01
RangeEndingDate: 1989-05-31
GranuleID: MERRA2_100.tavgM_3d_cld_Np.198905.nc4
ProductionDateTime: Original file generated: Tue Jun 2 20:51:37 2015 GMT
LongName: MERRA2 tavg3_3d_cld_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Cloud Diagnostics Monthly Mean
Title: MERRA2 tavg3_3d_cld_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Cloud Diagnostics 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/J9R0LXGH48JR
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingTime: 23:59:59.000000
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

TAUCLI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: in_cloud_optical_thickness_for_ice_clouds
units: 1
_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: TAUCLI
fullnamepath: /TAUCLI
RH: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][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
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..0][lev = 0..41][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: CLOUD
fullnamepath: /CLOUD
INCLOUDQI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: in_cloud_cloud_ice_for_radiation
units: kg kg-1
_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: INCLOUDQI
fullnamepath: /INCLOUDQI
Var_CLOUD: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_CLOUD
units: 1 1
_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_CLOUD
fullnamepath: /Var_CLOUD
Var_CFCU: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_CFCU
units: 1 1
_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_CFCU
fullnamepath: /Var_CFCU
Var_TAUCLI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_TAUCLI
units: 1 1
_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_TAUCLI
fullnamepath: /Var_TAUCLI
Var_DTRAIN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DTRAIN
units: kg m-2 s-1 kg m-2 s-1
_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_DTRAIN
fullnamepath: /Var_DTRAIN
QL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QL
fullnamepath: /QL
Var_TAUCLW: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_TAUCLW
units: 1 1
_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_TAUCLW
fullnamepath: /Var_TAUCLW
QI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][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
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: QI
fullnamepath: /QI
Var_QI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_QI
units: kg kg-1 kg kg-1
_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_QI
fullnamepath: /Var_QI
DTRAIN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: detraining_mass_flux
units: kg m-2 s-1
_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: DTRAIN
fullnamepath: /DTRAIN
Var_RH: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_RH
units: 1 1
_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_RH
fullnamepath: /Var_RH
Var_INCLOUDQL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_INCLOUDQL
units: kg kg-1 kg kg-1
_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_INCLOUDQL
fullnamepath: /Var_INCLOUDQL
TAUCLW: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: in_cloud_optical_thickness_for_liquid_clouds
units: 1
_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: TAUCLW
fullnamepath: /TAUCLW
INCLOUDQL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: in_cloud_cloud_liquid_for_radiation
units: kg kg-1
_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: INCLOUDQL
fullnamepath: /INCLOUDQL
CFCU: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: updraft_areal_fraction
units: 1
_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: CFCU
fullnamepath: /CFCU
Var_INCLOUDQI: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_INCLOUDQI
units: kg kg-1 kg kg-1
_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_INCLOUDQI
fullnamepath: /Var_INCLOUDQI
Var_QL: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_QL
units: kg kg-1 kg kg-1
_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_QL
fullnamepath: /Var_QL
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 1989-05-01 01:30:00
time_increment: 60000
begin_date: 19890501
begin_time: 13000
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time