MERRA Daily Averaged v5.2.0

MERRA daily fluxes, radiation and analyzed state / meteorology on pressure levels

The Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) is a NASA atmospheric data reanalysis for the satellite era using a major new version of the Goddard Earth Observing System Data Assimilation System Version 5 (GEOS-5). MERRA focuses on historical analyses of the hydrological cycle on a broad range of weather and climate time scales, and places the NASA EOS suite of observations in a climate context.
Data provide here are daily averages. Select variables from MAI6NPANA or inst6_3d_ana_Np, MAT1NXFLX or tavg1_2d_flx_Nx, and MAT1NXRAD or tavg1_2d_rad_Nx data product are included.

GES DISC Data Use Acknowledgment

Distribution of GES DISC data sets is funded by NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The data are not copyrighted and are open to all for both commercial and non-commercial uses. If you used GES DISC data for a publication (research or otherwise), or for any other purpose, we request that you include the following acknowledgment:

"The data used in this effort were acquired as part of the activities of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and are archived and distributed by the Goddard Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information Services Center (DISC)."

We would appreciate receiving a copy of your publication, which can be be forwarded to the following address:

Goddard Earth Sciences DISC Help Desk
Code 610.2
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

NOTE: MERRA production has been discontinued with the completion of analyses through February 29, 2016. MERRA-2 is now available

Variables
Geopotential height (m), Specific humidity (kg/kg), Air temperature (K), Eastward wind component (m/s), Northward wind component (m/s), Latent heat flux (Wm^-2), Sensible heat flux (Wm^-2), Total surface precipitation flux (kgm^-2s^-1), Emitted longwave at the surface (Wm^-2), Net downward longwave flux at the surface (Wm^-2), Upward longwave flux at top of atmosphere (TOA) (Wm^-2), Surface incident shortwave flux (Wm^-2), Surface net downward shortwave flux (Wm^-2), TOA incident shortwave flux (Wm^-2), TOA net downward shortwave flux (Wm^-2)
Zonal Global by 2/3 deg
Meridional Global by 1/2 deg
Vertical 1000, 975, 950, 925, 900, 875, 850, 825, 800, 775, 750, 725, 700, 650, 600, 550, 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 70, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.7, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.1  
Temporal Jan 1, 1979 to Feb 29, 2016 by 1 day(s)
Static? yes
Volume 2d_flux: 816Mb/year; 2d_rad: 1.9Gb/year; 3d: 56Gb/year
Server public:
Source https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/merra/ 
Acquired Sep 3, 2012 (Updated Sep 2016)
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