Earth System Data Explorer Data Citations
The My NASA Data visualization tool, Earth System Data Explorer (ESDE), helps learners visualize complex Earth System data sets over space and time. Below, datasets are organized by Earth System sphere, science variable, dataset name, and start/end dates. Click on the Dataset Name to go directly to this variable on the ESDE. There you will find a description of this variable, the units in which they are measured, and the NASA (or other) mission in which they are collected. Please note that these collections are continuously updated. If you don't see what you are looking for, contact us at larc-mynasadata@mail.nasa.gov.
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Atmosphere
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| CNRM Climate Model: Scenarios 1 - 5 | Copernicus Climate Change Service, Climate Data Store, (2021): CMIP6 climate projections. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/cds.c866074c (Accessed on 11-Apr-2024) |
| Daily High Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Low Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Middle Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Precipitation Amount | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [4-18-2023], doi:10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06 |
| Daily Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/RKPHT8KC1Y1T |
| Daily Total Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| IPSL Climate Model: Scenarios 1-5 | Copernicus Climate Change Service, Climate Data Store, (2021): CMIP6 climate projections. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/cds.c866074c (Accessed on 11-Apr-2024) |
| MIROC6 Climate Model: Scenarios 1-5 | Copernicus Climate Change Service, Climate Data Store, (2021): CMIP6 climate projections. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/cds.c866074c (Accessed on 11-Apr-2024) |
| Monthly Aerosol Optical Depth | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2008). MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a month V006 [MIL3MAEN.004]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIL3MAEN_L3.004 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of NO2 | Nickolay A. Krotkov, Lok N. Lamsal, Sergey V. Marchenko, Edward A. Celarier, Eric J.Bucsela, William H. Swartz, Joanna Joiner and the OMI core team (2019), OMI/Aura NO2 Cloud-Screened Total and Tropospheric Column L3 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3007 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of Ozone | Pepijn Veefkind (2012), OMI/Aura Ozone (O3) DOAS Total Column L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3005 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of SO2 | Can Li, Nickolay A. Krotkov, and Peter Leonard (2020), OMI/Aura Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Total Column L3 1 day Best Pixel in 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3008 |
| Monthly Albedo Measured From Space | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [EBAF_L3B004.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Daytime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly Flow of Energy into Surface by Shortwave Radiation | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2 [EBAF_+L3B0042]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly High Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Low Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Lower Tropospheric Concentration of CH4 | AIRS project (2019), Aqua/AIRS L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [6-04-2024], 10.5067/UBENJB9D3T2H |
| Monthly Lower Tropospheric Concentration of CO | AIRS Science Team/Joao Teixeira (2013), AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Support Monthly Product (AIRS+AMSU+HSB) 1 degree x 1 degree V007, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [5/13/2023], 10.5067/Aqua/AIRS/DATA323 |
| Monthly Middle Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Net Flow of Energy towards Earth by Longwave and Shortwave Radiation with Clouds | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [CERES -EBAF_Ed4.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Nighttime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly Precipitation Anomaly (Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate (Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate (Satellite Observed) | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 month 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [1/17/2024], 10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-MONTH/06 |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), inst3_3d_asm_Cp: MERRA-2 3D IAU State, Meteorology Instantaneous 3-hourly (p-coord, 0.625x0.5L42), version 5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/11/2024 at doi: 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature Anomaly | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), tavgM_2d_slv_Nx: Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics V5.12.4 Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/22/2024 at 10.5067/AP1B0BA5PD2K |
| Monthly Surface (Skin) Temperature | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2015). CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A [CER_SSF1deg-Hour_Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/CERES/SSF1DEGHOUR_L3.004 |
| Monthly Total Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4.1 [CERES_SYN1deg-Monthly_Terra-Aqua-MODIS _L3.004A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA+AQUA/CERES/SYN1DEGMONTH_Lc.0041 |
| Monthly Tropospheric Concentration of CO2 | Chris Barnet (2019), Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [12/6/2023], 10.5067/BZBSA32DWAPN |
| Monthly Water Vapor in the Atmosphere | AIRS Science Team/Joao Teixeira (2013), AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [07/22/2022], 10.5067/Aqua/AIRS/DATA321 |
| MRI Climate Model: Scenarios 1-5 | Copernicus Climate Change Service, Climate Data Store, (2021): CMIP6 climate projections. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store (CDS). DOI: 10.24381/cds.c866074c (Accessed on 11-Apr-2024) |
Biosphere
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| Monthly Chlorophyll Concentration | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group. Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Chlorophyll Concentration Data; NASA OB.DAAC, Greenbelt, MD, USA. doi: 10.5067/SUOMI-NPP/VIIRS/L3B/CHL/2022. Accessed on 7/9/2024 |
| Monthly Flow of Energy into Surface by Shortwave Radiation | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2 [CERES-EBAF_Ed4.2]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Leaf Area Index | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2008). MISR Level 3 Component Global Land product in netCDF format covering a month V006 [MISR_CGLAS_F06_0032]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIL3MLSN_L3.004 |
| Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | Didan, K. (2021). MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 [MOD13A3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. Accessed 2024-05-02 from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13A3.061 |
Cryosphere
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| Monthly Albedo Measured at the Surface | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [CERES-EBAF_L3B004.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Snow/Ice Percent Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2015). CERES Time-Interpolated TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra Edition4.1 [CERES_SSF1deg_Month_Terra-Modis_Ed4.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/CERES/SSF1DEGMONTH_L3.004A |
| Monthly Sea Ice Extent (Northern Hemisphere) | Walsh, J. E., W. L. Chapman, F. Fetterer, and J. S. Stewart. (2019). Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration, 1850 Onward, Version 2 [QSICregrid]. Boulder, Colorado USA. National Snow and Ice Data Center. https://doi.org/10.7265/jj4s-tq79. Date Accessed 04-29-2024. |
Geosphere
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| Daily High Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Low Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Middle Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Total Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Monthly Albedo Measured at the Surface | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [CERES_SSF1deg_Month_Terra-MODIS_Ed4.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Daytime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly High Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Low Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Mean Soil Moisture | Performance and Analysis of the constructed analogue method applied to US soil moisture applied over 1981-2001. Huug van den Dool, Jin Huang and Yun Fan, J. of Geophysical Research, vol. 108, 2003, p 1-16 |
| Monthly Middle Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Nighttime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), inst3_3d_asm_Cp: MERRA-2 3D IAU State, Meteorology Instantaneous 3-hourly (p-coord, 0.625x0.5L42), version 5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/11/2024 at doi: 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV |
| Monthly Surface (Skin) Temperature | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2015). CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A [CER_SSF1deg-Hour_Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/CERES/SSF1DEGHOUR_L3.004 |
| Monthly Total Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4.1 [CERES_SYN1deg-Monthly_Terra-Aqua-MODIS _L3.004A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA+AQUA/CERES/SYN1DEGMONTH_Lc.0041 |
Hydrosphere
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| Daily Mean Sea Surface Temperature | Richard W. Reynolds, Viva F. Banzon, and NOAA CDR Program (2008): NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) Analysis, Version 2. [sst]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5SQ8XB5 [4/29/2024]. |
| Daily Precipitation Amount | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [4-18-2023], doi:10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06 |
| Daily Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/RKPHT8KC1Y1T |
| Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature | Reynolds, R.W., N.A. Rayner, T.M. Smith, D.C. Stokes, and W. Wang, 2002: An improved in situ and satellite SST analysis for climate. J. Climate, 15, 1609-1625. |
| Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly | Reynolds, R.W., N.A. Rayner, T.M. Smith, D.C. Stokes, and W. Wang, 2002: An improved in situ and satellite SST analysis for climate. J. Climate, 15, 1609-1625. |
| Monthly Precipitation Anomaly (Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate (Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate (Satellite Observed) | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 month 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [1/17/2024], 10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-MONTH/06 |
| Monthly Sea Level (Sea Surface Height) Anomaly | E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information. SEALEVEL_GLO_PHY_L4_MY_008_047: GLOBAL OCEAN GRIDDED L4 SEA SURFACE HEIGHTS AND DERIVED VARIABLES REPROCESSED (1993-ONGOING). Accessed on 2/22/2023 at https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00148 |
| Monthly Sea Surface Salinity | Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). 2019. SMAP Sea Surface Salinity Products. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [2023-02-22] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SMP40-3SMCS |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), inst3_3d_asm_Cp: MERRA-2 3D IAU State, Meteorology Instantaneous 3-hourly (p-coord, 0.625x0.5L42), version 5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/11/2024 at doi: 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV |
Earth As A System
| Dataset Name | Citation |
|---|---|
| Daily High Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Low Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Mean Sea Surface Temperature | Richard W. Reynolds, Viva F. Banzon, and NOAA CDR Program (2008): NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) Analysis, Version 2. [sst]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5SQ8XB5 [4/29/2024]. |
| Daily Middle Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Daily Precipitation Amount | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [4-18-2023], doi:10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06 |
| Daily Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/RKPHT8KC1Y1T |
| Daily Total Cloud Coverage | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_rad_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Radiation Diagnostics V5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [9-27-2023], 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| Monthly Aerosol Optical Depth | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2008). MISR Level 3 Component Global Aerosol product in netCDF format covering a month V006 [MIL3MAEN.004]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIL3MAEN_L3.004 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of NO2 | Nickolay A. Krotkov, Lok N. Lamsal, Sergey V. Marchenko, Edward A. Celarier, Eric J.Bucsela, William H. Swartz, Joanna Joiner and the OMI core team (2019), OMI/Aura NO2 Cloud-Screened Total and Tropospheric Column L3 Global Gridded 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3007 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of Ozone | Pepijn Veefkind (2012), OMI/Aura Ozone (O3) DOAS Total Column L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3005 |
| Monthly Air Column Concentration of SO2 | Can Li, Nickolay A. Krotkov, and Peter Leonard (2020), OMI/Aura Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Total Column L3 1 day Best Pixel in 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V3, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [8/23/2023], 10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA3008 |
| Monthly Albedo Measured at the Surface | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [CERES_SSF1deg_Month_Terra-MODIS_Ed4.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Daytime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly Flow of Energy into Surface by Shortwave Radiation | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.2 [CERES-EBAF_Ed4.2]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly High Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Leaf Area Index | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2008). MISR Level 3 Component Global Land product in netCDF format covering a month V006 [MISR_CGLAS_F06_0032]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIL3MLSN_L3.004 |
| Monthly Low Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Mean Sea Surface Temperature | Reynolds, R.W., N.A. Rayner, T.M. Smith, D.C. Stokes, and W. Wang, 2002: An improved in situ and satellite SST analysis for climate. J. Climate, 15, 1609-1625. |
| Monthly Middle Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Daily Terra-Aqua Edition4A [CER_SYN1deg-Day_Terra-Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra+Aqua/CERES/SYN1degDay_L3.004A |
| Monthly Net Flow of Energy towards Earth by Longwave and Shortwave Radiation with Clouds |
NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2019). CERES Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) TOA and Surface Monthly means data in netCDF Edition 4.1 [CERES -EBAF_Ed4.1]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA-AQUA/CERES/EBAF_L3B.004.1 |
| Monthly Nighttime Surface (Skin) Temperature | Hulley, G., Hook, S. (2021). MODIS/Terra Land Surface Temperature/3-Band Emissivity Monthly L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V061 [MOD21C3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. [4-22-2024] from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD21C3.061 |
| Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | Didan, K. (2021). MODIS/Terra Vegetation Indices Monthly L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V061 [MOD13A3.061]. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. Accessed 2024-05-02 from https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD13A3.061 |
| Monthly Precipitation Anomaly (Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate(Combined Sources) | Adler, R.F., G.J. Huffman, A. Chang, R. Ferraro, P. Xie, J. Janowiak, B. Rudolf, U. Schneider, S. Curtis, D. Bolvin, A. Gruber, J. Susskind, and P. Arkin, 2003: The Version 2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present). J. Hydrometeor., 4,1147-1167. |
| Monthly Precipitation Rate(Satellite Observed) | Huffman, G.J., E.F. Stocker, D.T. Bolvin, E.J. Nelkin, Jackson Tan (2019), GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 1 month 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06, Greenbelt, MD, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [1/17/2024], 10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-MONTH/06 |
| Monthly Sea Level (Sea Surface Height) Anomaly | E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information. SEALEVEL_GLO_PHY_L4_MY_008_047: GLOBAL OCEAN GRIDDED L4 SEA SURFACE HEIGHTS AND DERIVED VARIABLES REPROCESSED (1993-ONGOING). Accessed on 2/22/2023 at https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00148 |
| Monthly Sea Surface Salinity | Remote Sensing Systems (RSS). 2019. SMAP Sea Surface Salinity Products. Ver. 5.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [2023-02-22] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SMP40-3SMCS |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), inst3_3d_asm_Cp: MERRA-2 3D IAU State, Meteorology Instantaneous 3-hourly (p-coord, 0.625x0.5L42), version 5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/11/2024 at doi: 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV |
| Monthly Surface Air Temperature Anomaly | Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), tavgM_2d_slv_Nx: Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics V5.12.4 Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed 4/22/2024 at 10.5067/AP1B0BA5PD2K |
| Monthly Surface (Skin) Temperature | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2015). CERES Regionally Averaged TOA Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Hourly Aqua Edition4A [CER_SSF1deg-Hour_Aqua-MODIS_Edition4A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/CERES/SSF1DEGHOUR_L3.004 |
| Monthly Total Cloud Coverage | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. (2017). CERES and GEO-Enhanced TOA, Within-Atmosphere and Surface Fluxes, Clouds and Aerosols Monthly Terra-Aqua Edition4.1 [CERES_SYN1deg-Monthly_Terra-Aqua-MODIS _L3.004A]. NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center DAAC. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.5067/TERRA+AQUA/CERES/SYN1DEGMONTH_Lc.0041 |
| Monthly Tropospheric Concentration of CO2 | Chris Barnet (2019), Sounder SIPS: AQUA AIRS IR-only Level 3 CLIMCAPS : Comprehensive Quality Control Gridded Daily V2, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [12/6/2023], 10.5067/BZBSA32DWAPN |
| Monthly Water Vapor in the Atmosphere | AIRS Science Team/Joao Teixeira (2013), AIRS/Aqua L3 Monthly Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) 1 degree x 1 degree V006, Greenbelt, MD, USA, Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC), Accessed: [07/22/2022], 10.5067/Aqua/AIRS/DATA321 |
Updates:
- On May 26, 2021, Sea Level (Sea Surface Height) Anomaly was updated and now features data from a different source. Data for some years may have slightly different values when compared to the previous version, especially at any time after 2012.
