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Description

This dataset provides sub-daily, high-resolution, climate data inputs including temperature, precipitation, near surface specific humidity, incoming short-wave radiation, and near-surface wind speed over 11 states of the western USA. States included are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. These data were derived for use in the Community Land Model (CLM v4.5) and are at 3-hourly temporal and 4 x 4 km spatial resolutions for the 1979 through 2015 time period. The source for observational data was METDATA (now called GRIDMET), at a daily resolution. Modeling efforts using these data estimated annual carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity across the western United States.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent
N: 49.0208 S: 31.1875 E: -101.979 W: -124.812
Geographic Region
ARIZONA,
CALIFORNIA,
COLORADO,
IDAHO,
MONTANA,
NEVADA,
NEW MEXICO,
UTAH,
WASHINGTON,
WYOMING
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1979-01-01 to 2016-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
c2517357574-ornl_cloud
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Rupp, D., & Buotte, P. (2020). NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1682 Date Accessed: 2025-07-13

Documents

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015: Climate_Data_Disaggregation_Methods_CompanionFile.pdf
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015: HighRes_ClimateData_Western_US.pdf
USER'S GUIDE ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation

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