Dataset Information

History: Original file generated: Wed Jun 24 08:08:03 2015 GMT
Filename: MERRA2_300.tavgM_3d_qdt_Np.200103.nc4
Comment: GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan00.tavg3_3d_qdt_Np.monthly.200103.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: M2TMNPQDT
RangeBeginningDate: 2001-03-01
RangeEndingDate: 2001-03-31
GranuleID: MERRA2_300.tavgM_3d_qdt_Np.200103.nc4
ProductionDateTime: Original file generated: Wed Jun 24 08:08:03 2015 GMT
LongName: MERRA2 tavg3_3d_qdt_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Moist Tendencies Monthly Mean
Title: MERRA2 tavg3_3d_qdt_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Moist Tendencies 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 layers)
Source: CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
Contact: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/2ZTU87V69ATP
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingTime: 23:59:59.000000
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

Var_DQLDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQLDTTRB
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQLDTTRB
fullnamepath: /Var_DQLDTTRB
Var_DQIDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQIDTMST
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQIDTMST
fullnamepath: /Var_DQIDTMST
DQVDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_specific_humidity_due_to_turbulence
units: kg kg-1 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: DQVDTTRB
fullnamepath: /DQVDTTRB
DQLDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_liquid_condensate_due_to_turbulence
units: kg kg-1 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: DQLDTTRB
fullnamepath: /DQLDTTRB
DQVDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: specific_humidity_tendency_due_to_moist
units: kg kg-1 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: DQVDTMST
fullnamepath: /DQVDTMST
Var_DQLDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQLDTDYN
units: kg/kg/s kg/kg/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_DQLDTDYN
fullnamepath: /Var_DQLDTDYN
DQIDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total_ice_water_tendency_due_to_moist
units: kg kg-1 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: DQIDTMST
fullnamepath: /DQIDTMST
DQLDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total_liq_water_tendency_due_to_moist
units: kg kg-1 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: DQLDTMST
fullnamepath: /DQLDTMST
Var_DQIDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQIDTDYN
units: kg/kg/s kg/kg/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_DQIDTDYN
fullnamepath: /Var_DQIDTDYN
Var_DQVDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQVDTMST
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQVDTMST
fullnamepath: /Var_DQVDTMST
Var_DQLDTMST: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQLDTMST
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQLDTMST
fullnamepath: /Var_DQLDTMST
DQIDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_frozen_condensate_due_to_turbulence
units: kg kg-1 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: DQIDTTRB
fullnamepath: /DQIDTTRB
DQVDTANA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total_specific_humidity_analysis_tendency
units: kg kg-1 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: DQVDTANA
fullnamepath: /DQVDTANA
Var_DQVDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQVDTDYN
units: kg/kg/s kg/kg/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_DQVDTDYN
fullnamepath: /Var_DQVDTDYN
Var_DQVDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQVDTTRB
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQVDTTRB
fullnamepath: /Var_DQVDTTRB
DQVDTCHM: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_water_vapor_mixing_ratio_due_to_chemistry
units: kg kg-1 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: DQVDTCHM
fullnamepath: /DQVDTCHM
Var_DQIDTTRB: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQIDTTRB
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQIDTTRB
fullnamepath: /Var_DQIDTTRB
Var_DQVDTCHM: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQVDTCHM
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQVDTCHM
fullnamepath: /Var_DQVDTCHM
Var_DQVDTANA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: Variance_of_DQVDTANA
units: kg kg-1 s-1 kg kg-1 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_DQVDTANA
fullnamepath: /Var_DQVDTANA
DQVDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_specific_humidity_due_to_dynamics
units: kg/kg/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: DQVDTDYN
fullnamepath: /DQVDTDYN
DQLDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_liquid_water_due_to_dynamics
units: kg/kg/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: DQLDTDYN
fullnamepath: /DQLDTDYN
DQIDTDYN: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lev = 0..41][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: tendency_of_ice_water_due_to_dynamics
units: kg/kg/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: DQIDTDYN
fullnamepath: /DQIDTDYN
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 2001-03-01 01:30:00
time_increment: 60000
begin_date: 20010301
begin_time: 13000
vmax: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -9.999999870e+14
valid_range: -9.999999870e+14, 9.999999870e+14
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time