Dataset Information

HDFEOSVersion: HDFEOS_V2.14
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
Conventions: CF-1.0
title: MERRA reanalysis. GEOS-5.2.0
history: File written by CFIO
institution: Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771
source: Global Modeling and Assimilation Office. GEOSops_5_2_0
references: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/merra/
comment: GEOS-5.2.0
contact: http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/


Variables in this Dataset

SLP: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Sea-level pressure
standard_name:
units: Pa
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/SLP
PS: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Surface pressure
standard_name:
units: Pa
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/PS
PHIS: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Surface Geopotential
standard_name:
units: m2/s2
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/PHIS
H: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Geopotential height
standard_name:
units: m
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/H
O3: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Ozone Mixing Ratio
standard_name:
units: kg/kg
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/O3
QV: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Specific humidity
standard_name:
units: kg/kg
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/QV
QL: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Cloud liquid water mixing ratio
standard_name:
units: kg/kg
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/QL
QI: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Cloud ice mixing ratio
standard_name:
units: kg/kg
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/QI
RH: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Relative humidity
standard_name:
units: fraction
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/RH
T: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Air Temperature
standard_name:
units: K
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/T
U: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Eastward wind component
standard_name:
units: m/s
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/U
V: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Northward wind component
standard_name:
units: m/s
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/V
EPV: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Ertel potential vorticity
standard_name:
units: Km2/kg/s
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/EPV
OMEGA: Array of 32 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7][Height = 0..41][YDim = 0..143][XDim = 0..287]
_FillValue: 9.999999870e+14
long_name: Vertical pressure velocity
standard_name:
units: Pa/day
scale_factor: 1.000000000
add_offset: 0.000000000
missing_value: 9.999999870e+14
fmissing_value: 9.999999870e+14
vmin: -1.000000015e+30
vmax: 1.000000015e+30
valid_range: -1.000000015e+30, 1.000000015e+30
coordinates: TIME Height YDim XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/OMEGA
XDim: Array of 64 bit Reals [XDim = 0..287]
long_name: longitude
units: degrees_east
fullpath: XDim:EOSGRID
YDim: Array of 64 bit Reals [YDim = 0..143]
long_name: latitude
units: degrees_north
fullpath: YDim:EOSGRID
Height: Array of 64 bit Reals [Height = 0..41]
long_name: vertical level
units: hPa
positive: down
coordinate: pressure
standard_name: pressure
formula_term: unknown
fullpath: Height:EOSGRID
TIME: Array of 64 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7]
long_name: time
units: minutes since 1991-08-01 00:00:00
time_increment: 30000
begin_date: 19910801
begin_time: 0
fullpath: TIME:EOSGRID
XDim_EOS: Array of 64 bit Reals [XDim = 0..287]
long_name: XDim
coordinates: XDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/XDim
YDim_EOS: Array of 64 bit Reals [YDim = 0..143]
long_name: YDim
coordinates: YDim
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/YDim
Height_EOS: Array of 64 bit Reals [Height = 0..41]
long_name: Height
coordinates: Height
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/Height
Time: Array of 64 bit Reals [TIME = 0..7]
long_name: Time
coordinates: TIME
fullpath: /EOSGRID/Data Fields/Time