MERRA2_monthly_2d_lfo_Nx

Load in Python

from intake import open_catalog

cat = open_catalog("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/MERRA2_monthly_2d_lfo_Nx.yaml")
ds=cat.netcdf.read()

Metadata

title	MERRA2_monthly_2d_lfo_Nx
location	/shared/land/MERRA-2/MONTHLY/lfo
tags	reanalysis,global,monthly
catalog_dir	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kpegion/COLA-DATASETS-CATALOG/gh-pages/intake-catalogs/MERRA2_monthly_2d_lfo_Nx.yaml
last updated	2021-08-11

Dataset Contents

<xarray.Dataset>
Dimensions:  (lat: 361, lon: 576, time: 492)
Coordinates:
  * lat      (lat) float64 -90.0 -89.5 -89.0 -88.5 -88.0 ... 88.5 89.0 89.5 90.0
  * lon      (lon) float64 -180.0 -179.4 -178.8 -178.1 ... 178.1 178.8 179.4
  * time     (time) int64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data variables:
    LWGAB    (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(1, 361, 576), meta=np.ndarray>
    SWGDN    (time, lat, lon) float32 dask.array<chunksize=(1, 361, 576), meta=np.ndarray>
Attributes:
    History:                           Sun Mar 25 17:04:10 2018: ncks -O -v L...
    Filename:                          MERRA2_100.tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4
    Comment:                           GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan79.tavg1_2d...
    Conventions:                       CF-1
    Institution:                       NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation ...
    References:                        http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
    Format:                            NetCDF-4/HDF-5
    SpatialCoverage:                   global
    VersionID:                         5.12.4
    TemporalRange:                     1980-01-01 -> 2016-12-31
    identifier_product_doi_authority:  http://dx.doi.org/
    ShortName:                         M2TMNXLFO
    RangeBeginningDate:                1980-01-01
    RangeEndingDate:                   1980-01-31
    GranuleID:                         MERRA2_100.tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4
    ProductionDateTime:                Original file generated: Thu May  7 23...
    LongName:                          MERRA2 tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Ti...
    Title:                             MERRA2 tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Ti...
    SouthernmostLatitude:              -90.0
    NorthernmostLatitude:              90.0
    WesternmostLongitude:              -180.0
    EasternmostLongitude:              179.375
    LatitudeResolution:                0.5
    LongitudeResolution:               0.625
    DataResolution:                    0.5 x 0.625
    Source:                            CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
    Contact:                           http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
    identifier_product_doi:            10.5067/5V7K6LJD44SY
    RangeBeginningTime:                00:00:00.000000
    RangeEndingTime:                   23:59:59.000000
    NCO:                               4.4.4

xarray.Dataset

Dimensions:
- lat: 361
- lon: 576
- time: 492
Coordinates: (3)
- lat
  (lat)
  float64
  -90.0 -89.5 -89.0 ... 89.5 90.0
  long_name :
  latitude
  units :
  degrees_north
  vmax :
  1000000000000000.0
  vmin :
  -1000000000000000.0
  valid_range :
  [-1.e+15 1.e+15]
```
array([-90. , -89.5, -89. , ...,  89. ,  89.5,  90. ])
```
- lon
  (lon)
  float64
  -180.0 -179.4 ... 178.8 179.4
  long_name :
  longitude
  units :
  degrees_east
  vmax :
  1000000000000000.0
  vmin :
  -1000000000000000.0
  valid_range :
  [-1.e+15 1.e+15]
```
array([-180.   , -179.375, -178.75 , ...,  178.125,  178.75 ,  179.375])
```
- time
  (time)
  int64
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  long_name :
  time
  time_increment :
  60000
  begin_time :
  3000
  vmax :
  1000000000000000.0
  vmin :
  -1000000000000000.0
  valid_range :
  [-1.e+15 1.e+15]
```
array([0, 0, 0, ..., 0, 0, 0])
```

Data variables: (2)

LWGAB

(time, lat, lon)

float32

dask.array<chunksize=(1, 361, 576), meta=np.ndarray>

long_name :: surface_absorbed_longwave_radiation
units :: W m-2
fmissing_value :: 1000000000000000.0
vmax :: 1000000000000000.0
vmin :: -1000000000000000.0
valid_range :: [-1.e+15 1.e+15]

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	409.22 MB	831.74 kB
Shape	(492, 361, 576)	(1, 361, 576)
Count	1476 Tasks	492 Chunks
Type	float32	numpy.ndarray

SWGDN

(time, lat, lon)

float32

dask.array<chunksize=(1, 361, 576), meta=np.ndarray>

long_name :: Incident_shortwave_land
units :: W m-2
fmissing_value :: 1000000000000000.0
vmax :: 1000000000000000.0
vmin :: -1000000000000000.0
valid_range :: [-1.e+15 1.e+15]

	Array	Chunk
Bytes	409.22 MB	831.74 kB
Shape	(492, 361, 576)	(1, 361, 576)
Count	1476 Tasks	492 Chunks
Type	float32	numpy.ndarray

Attributes: (31)
History :
Sun Mar 25 17:04:10 2018: ncks -O -v LWGAB,SWGDN MERRA2_100.tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4 /shared/land/MERRA-2/MONTHLY/lfo/MERRA2_monthly_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4 Original file generated: Thu May 7 23:56:17 2015 GMT
Filename :
MERRA2_100.tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4
Comment :
GMAO filename: d5124_m2_jan79.tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx.monthly.198001.nc4
Conventions :
CF-1
Institution :
NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
References :
http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
Format :
NetCDF-4/HDF-5
SpatialCoverage :
global
VersionID :
5.12.4
TemporalRange :
1980-01-01 -> 2016-12-31
identifier_product_doi_authority :
http://dx.doi.org/
ShortName :
M2TMNXLFO
RangeBeginningDate :
1980-01-01
RangeEndingDate :
1980-01-31
GranuleID :
MERRA2_100.tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx.198001.nc4
ProductionDateTime :
Original file generated: Thu May 7 23:56:17 2015 GMT
LongName :
MERRA2 tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Forcings Monthly Mean
Title :
MERRA2 tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Forcings Monthly Mean
SouthernmostLatitude :
-90.0
NorthernmostLatitude :
90.0
WesternmostLongitude :
-180.0
EasternmostLongitude :
179.375
LatitudeResolution :
0.5
LongitudeResolution :
0.625
DataResolution :
0.5 x 0.625
Source :
CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
Contact :
http://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
identifier_product_doi :
10.5067/5V7K6LJD44SY
RangeBeginningTime :
00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingTime :
23:59:59.000000
NCO :
4.4.4