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Description

This dataset contains a series of land surface parameters simulated from the Noah 3.6.1 model in the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Land Data Assimilation System (FLDAS). The data are in 0.10 degree resolution and range from January 1982 to present. The temporal resolution is monthly and the spatial coverage is global (60S, 180W, 90N, 180E). The FLDAS regional monthly datasets will no longer be available and have been superseded by the global monthly dataset.

The simulation was forced by a combination of the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications version 2 (MERRA-2) data and Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station (CHIRPS) 6-hourly rainfall data that has been downscaled using the NASA Land Data Toolkit.

The simulation was initialized on January 1, 1982 using soil moisture and other state fields from a FLDAS/Noah model climatology for that day of the year.

In November 2020, all FLDAS data were post-processed with the MOD44W MODIS land mask.  Previously, some grid boxes over inland water were considered as over land and, thus, had non-missing values.  The post-processing corrected this issue and masked out all model output data over inland water; the post-processing did not affect the meteorological forcing variables. More information on this can be found in the FLDAS README document, and the MOD44W MODIS land mask is available on the FLDAS Project site. If you had downloaded any FLDAS data prior to November 2020, please download the data again to receive the post-processed data. 

Product Summary

Platforms
Noah-LSM
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.1 Decimal Degrees x 0.1 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1982-01-01 to Present
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1563089663-GES_DISC
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
532
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Surface Pressure ,
Heat Flux ,
Longwave Radiation ,
Shortwave Radiation ,
Air Temperature ,
Specific Humidity ,
Evapotranspiration ,
Wind Speed ,
Rain ,
Snow ,
Soil Moisture/Water Content ,
Soil Temperature ,
Land Surface Temperature ,
Snow Cover ,
Snow Depth ,
Snow Water Equivalent ,
Runoff

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.

Copy Citation

Hydrological Sciences Laboratory (HSL). (2018). FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (MERRA-2 and CHIRPS) V001 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/5NHC22T9375G Date Accessed: 2026-06-01

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