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OPeNDAP/DODS Data URL: http://hydro1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov:80/dods/NLDAS_FOR0125_H.001

Description:
 0.125 Degree Hourly Forcing Data for NLDAS-1
Documentation: (none provided)
Longitude:
-124.93750000000°E to -67.06250000000°E
  (464 points, avg. res. 0.125°)
Latitude:
25.06250000000°N to 52.93750000000°N
  (224 points, avg. res. 0.125°)
Time:
00Z01AUG1996 to 23Z31DEC2007
  (100080 points, avg. res. 0.042 days)
Variables:
 (total of 15)
 
 acpcpsfc
 ** convective precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2]
 
 apcpsfc
 ** precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2]
 
 brtmpsfc
 ** surface brightness temperature from goes-umd pinker [k]
 
 capesfc
 ** convective available potential energy [j/kg]
 
 dlwrfsfc
 ** longwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2]
 
 dswrfsfc
 ** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2]
 
 parsfc
 ** par photosynthetically active radiation from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2]
 
 pedassfc
 ** precipitation hourly total from edas [kg/m^2]
 
 prdarsfc
 ** precipitation hourly total from stageii [kg/m^2]
 
 pressfc
 ** surface pressure [pa]
 
 rgoessfc
 ** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2]
 
 spfh2m
 ** 2-m above ground specific humidity [kg/kg]
 
 tmp2m
 ** 2-m above ground temperature [k]
 
 ugrd10m
 ** 10-m above ground zonal wind speed [m/s]
 
 vgrd10m
 ** 10-m above ground meridional wind speed [m/s]

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complete metadata listing:

Global attributes:

title: "0.125 Degree Hourly Forcing Data for NLDAS-1"
Conventions: "COARDS"
"GrADS"
dataType: "Grid"
history: "Wed May 01 04:02:19 GMT 2013 : imported by GrADS Data Server 2.0"

Variables

acpcpsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** convective precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2] "
acpcpsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** convective precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
apcpsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2] "
apcpsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total [kg/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
brtmpsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** surface brightness temperature from goes-umd pinker [k] "
brtmpsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** surface brightness temperature from goes-umd pinker [k] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
capesfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** convective available potential energy [j/kg] "
capesfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** convective available potential energy [j/kg] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
dlwrfsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** longwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2] "
dlwrfsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** longwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
dswrfsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2] "
dswrfsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) [w/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
parsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** par photosynthetically active radiation from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2] "
parsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** par photosynthetically active radiation from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
pedassfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total from edas [kg/m^2] "
pedassfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total from edas [kg/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
prdarsfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total from stageii [kg/m^2] "
prdarsfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** precipitation hourly total from stageii [kg/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
pressfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** surface pressure [pa] "
pressfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** surface pressure [pa] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
rgoessfc: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2] "
rgoessfc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** shortwave radiation flux downwards (surface) from goes-umd pinker [w/m^2] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
spfh2m: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 2-m above ground specific humidity [kg/kg] "
spfh2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 2-m above ground specific humidity [kg/kg] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
tmp2m: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 2-m above ground temperature [k] "
tmp2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 2-m above ground temperature [k] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
ugrd10m: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 10-m above ground zonal wind speed [m/s] "
ugrd10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 10-m above ground zonal wind speed [m/s] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
vgrd10m: Grid
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 10-m above ground meridional wind speed [m/s] "
vgrd10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..100079][lat = 0..223][lon = 0..463]
_FillValue: 9.999E20
missing_value: 9.999E20
long_name: "** 10-m above ground meridional wind speed [m/s] "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..100079]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "100080"
grads_min: "00z01aug1996"
grads_step: "1hr"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01aug1996"
maximum: "23z31dec2007"
resolution: 0.041666668
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..223]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "224"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: 25.06250000000
maximum: 52.93750000000
resolution: 0.125
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..463]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "464"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -124.93750000000
maximum: -67.06250000000
resolution: 0.125

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