The modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications, version 2 (MERRA-2)
2017
Gelaro, Ronald, McCarty, Will, Suarez, Max J., Todling, Ricardo, Molod, Andrea, Takacs, Lawrence, Randles, Cynthia A., Darmenov, Anton, Bosilovich, Michael G., Reichle, Rolf, Wargan, Krzysztof, Coy, Lawrence, Cullather, Richard, Draper, Clara, Akella, Santha, Buchard, Virginie, Conaty, Austin, da Silva, Arlindo M., Gu, Wei, Kim, Gi-Kong, Koster, Randal, Lucchesi, Robert, Merkova, Dagmar, Nielsen, Jon Eric, Partyka, Gary, Pawson, Steven, Putman, William, Rienecker, Michele, Schubert, Siegfried D., Sienkiewicz, Meta, Zhao, Bin
Aerosols , Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness , Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke , Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide , Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5) , PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10) , PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0) , Albedo, Snow Depth , Snow Depth , Glacier Runoff, Glacier Runoff , Snow Cover , Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate , Snow/Ice , Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds , Wind Speed , U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Water Vapor Tendency, Water Vapor Flux, Cloud Dynamics, Cloud Microphysics, Precipitation , Atmospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature , Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds , Surface Winds , Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Temperature Tendency, Skin Temperature, Water Vapor Processes, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Snow Depth , Snow Melt , Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Potential Temperature, Potential Temperature, Air Mass/Density , Potential Vorticity, Vertical Profiles, Relative Humidity, Ozone Profiles
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_aer_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXAER) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXGLC) MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXINT) MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_slv_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXSLV) MERRA-2 tavgM_3d_tdt_Np: 3d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Temperature Tendencies 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNPTDT) MERRA-2 inst1_2d_asm_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I1NXASM) MERRA-2 tavgM_3d_qdt_Np: 3d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Moist Tendencies 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNPQDT) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_int_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXINT) MERRA-2 inst1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I1NXINT) MERRA-2 inst3_3d_asm_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I3NPASM) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXFLX) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_slv_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXSLV)
Land surface precipitation in MERRA-2
2017
Reichle, Rolf H., Liu, Q., Koster, Randal D., Draper, Clara S., Mahanama, Sarith P. P., Partyka, Gary S.
Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Heat Flux, Liquid Precipitation, Snow/Ice , Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Evaporation, Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Precipitation , Snow Depth , Snow Melt , Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Geopotential Height, Sea Surface Topography , Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate , Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds , Wind Speed , U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Surface Pressure, Surface Winds
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Forcings 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLFO) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) MERRA-2 const_2d_asm_Nx: 2d, constants 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2C0NXASM) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXFLX) MERRA-2 inst1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Forcings 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I1NXLFO) MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX)