Variables of interest for MERRA-2¶
A full list of variable names can be found in the MERRA-2 README provided by NASA.
Short name | Long name | Parameter | Resolution | Depth [m] | Units |
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SFMC | water_surface_layer | Soil moisture | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0.00 - 0.05 | [m-3 m-3] |
RZMC | water_root_zone | Soil moisture | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0.10 - 1.00 | [m-3 m-3] |
GWETTOP | surface_soil_wetness | Soil moisture | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0.00 - 0.05 | [] |
GWETROOT | root_zone_soil_wetness | Soil moisture | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0.10 - 1.00 | [] |
GWETPROF | ave_prof_soil_moisture | Soil moisture | 0.5° x 0.625° | 1.34 - 8.53 | [] |
PRECTOTLAND | Total_precipitation_land | Rain precipitation rate | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0 | [kg m-2 s-1] |
PRECSNOLAND | snowfall_land | Snow precipitation rate | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0 | [kg m-2 s-1] |
SNOMAS | Total_snow_storage_land | Total snow storage land | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0 | [kg m-2] |
TSOIL1 | soil_temperatures_layer_1 | Soil temperatures layer 1 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSOIL2 | soil_temperatures_layer_2 | Soil temperatures layer 2 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSOIL3 | soil_temperatures_layer_3 | Soil temperatures layer 3 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSOIL4 | soil_temperatures_layer_4 | Soil temperatures layer 4 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSOIL5 | soil_temperatures_layer_5 | Soil temperatures layer 5 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSOIL6 | soil_temperatures_layer_6 | Soil temperatures layer 6 | 0.5° x 0.625° |
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[K] |
TSURF | surface_temperature_of_land_incl_snow | Surface temperature | 0.5° x 0.625° | 0 | [K] |