MATUNXRAD_5.2.0 | Climate Data Guide

Dataset Name

tavgU_2d_rad_Nx: MERRA 2D IAU Diagnostic, Radiation Surface and TOA, Diurnal 0.667 x 0.5 degree V5.2.0 (MATUNXRAD) at GES DISC

Metadata Identifier

MATUNXRAD_5.2.0

Start Date

1979-01-01

End Date

2016-02-29

Calculated End Date

2016-11-27

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NASA MERRA

Years of record

1979-01 to 2016-02

The Modern Era Retrospective-Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) was undertaken by NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office with two primary objectives: to place observations from NASA’s Earth Observing System satellites into a climate context and to improve upon the hydrologic cycle represented in earlier generations of reanalyses. MERRA was generated…
Main variables and Earth System components
Atmosphere Air Temperature Geopotential Height Precipitable water Water Vapor
Formats

HDF, netCDF

Timestep

Sub-daily, Monthly

Domain

Global

Collections

Diagnostic Data Sets, NCAR-DOE-CESM, atmosdiagnostics, Obs4MIPS, Climate Analysis Section (CAS) Data Catalog
Experts contributing reviews

N/A

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