tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ldas_nldas_fora¶
- tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ldas_nldas_fora(lat=None, lon=None, xindex=None, yindex=None, variables=None, startDate=None, endDate=None, variable=None)¶
NAmerica:0.125deg:1979-:H:NLDAS Weather Forcing A (surface)
This will download data from a set of water cycle related variables (Table 1) from the North American and Global Land Data Assimilation Systems (NLDAS and GLDAS, respectively), the Land Parameter Parameter Model (LPRM), the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data assimilation. In addition to their access provided by the hydrology community tools, selected data rods variables can be searched and accessed through the GES DISC search and access user interface, and all data rods variables can be accessed via Web services developed by the GES DISC.
The time zone is always UTC.
Description/Name
Spatial
Time
NLDAS Primary Forcing Data NLDAS_FORA0125_H V002
0.125x0.125 degree
- -125,25 to
-67,53
1 hour
1979-01-01T13 til recent
- Parameters:
lat (float) –
Should use ‘lat’ and ‘lon’ to specify location.
Latitude (required): Enter single geographic point by latitude.:
Example: --lat=43.1
If known, ‘xindex’ and ‘yindex’ can be used for the NLDAS grid only.
lon (float) –
Should use ‘lat’ and ‘lon’ to specify location.
Longitude (required): Enter single geographic point by longitude:
Example: --lon=-85.3
If known, ‘xindex’ and ‘yindex’ can be used for the NLDAS grid only.
xindex (int) –
It lat or lon is None, then will try xindex and yindex.
Enter the x index of the NLDAS grid.:
Example: --xindex=301
yindex (int) –
It lat or lon is None, then will try xindex and yindex.
Enter the y index of the NLDAS grid.:
Example: --yindex=80
variables (str) –
Use the variable codes from the following table:
LDAS “variables” string Description
Units
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:APCPsfc Precipitation hourly total
mm
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:DLWRFsfc Surface DW longwave radiation flux
W/m**2
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:DSWRFsfc Surface DW shortwave radiation flux
W/m**2
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:PEVAPsfc Potential evaporation
mm
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:SPFH2m 2-m above ground specific humidity
kg/kg
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:TMP2m 2-m above ground temperature
K
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:UGRD10m 10-m above ground zonal wind
m/s
NLDAS_FORA0125_H.002:VGRD10m 10-m above ground meridional wind
m/s
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:EVPsfc Total evapotranspiration
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:GFLUXsfc Ground heat flux
W/m**2
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:LHTFLsfc Latent heat flux
W/m**2
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SHTFLsfc Sensible heat flux
W/m**2
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SSRUNsfc Surface runoff (non-infiltrating)
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:BGRUNsfc Subsurface runoff (baseflow)
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM0-10cm 0-10 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM0-100cm 0-100 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM0-200cm 0-200 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM10-40cm 10-40 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM40-100cm 40-100 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:SOILM100-200cm 100-200 cm soil moisture content
mm
NLDAS_NOAH0125_H.002:TSOIL0-10cm 0-10 cm soil temperature
K
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:AvgSurfT_inst Average surface skin temperature
K
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Evap_tavg Evapotranspiration
mm/s
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Psurf_f_inst Surface air pressure
Pa
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Qair_f_inst Specific humidity
kg/kg
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Qs_acc Storm surface runoff
mm
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Qsb_acc Baseflow-groundwater runoff
mm
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Rainf_f_tavg Total precipitation rate
mm/s
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Rainf_tavg Rain precipitation rate
mm/s
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Snowf_tavg Snow precipitation rate
mm/s
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:SoilMoi0_10cm_inst Soil moisture content (0-10 cm)
mm
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:SoilMoi10_40cm_inst Soil moisture content (10-40 cm)
mm
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:SoilMoi40_100cm_inst Soil moisture content (40-100 cm)
mm
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:SoilTMP0_10cm_inst Soil temperature (0-10 cm)
K
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Tair_f_inst Near surface air temperature
K
GLDAS_NOAH025_3H_v2.1:Wind_f_inst Near surface wind speed
m/s
TRMM_3B42.7:precipitation Precipitation
mm/hr
SMERGE_RZSM0_40CM_2.0:CCI_ano CCI soil moisture anomalies 0-40 cm
m3/m3
SMERGE_RZSM0_40CM_2.0:RZSM Average soil moisture of 0-40 cm layer
m3/m3
GRACEDADM_CLSM0125US_7D.4:gws_inst Groundwater storage percentile
percent
GRACEDADM_CLSM0125US_7D.4:rtzsm_inst Root zone soil moisture percentile
percent
GRACEDADM_CLSM0125US_7D.4:sfsm_inst Surface soil moisture percentile
percent
M2I1NXLFO.5124:QLML Surface specific humidity:instant
1
M2I1NXLFO.5124:TLML Surface air temperature over land:instant
K
M2I1NXLFO.5124:SPEEDLML Surface wind speed:instant
m/s
M2T1NXFLX.5124:ULML Surface eastward wind:average
m/s
M2T1NXFLX.5124:VLML Surface northward wind:average
m/s
M2T1NXLFO.5124:LWGAB Surface absorbed longwave radiation:average
W/m**2
M2T1NXLFO.5124:SWGDN Incident shortwave radiation land:average
W/m**2
MST1NXMLD.520:BASEFLOW Baseflow
mm/s
MST1NXMLD.520:LHLAND Latent heat flux from land
W/m**2
MST1NXMLD.520:PRECSNO Surface snowfall
mm/s
MST1NXMLD.520:PRECTOT Total surface precipitation
mm/s
MST1NXMLD.520:RUNOFF Overland runoff
mm/s
MST1NXMLD.520:SFMC Top soil layer soil moisture content
m3/m3
MST1NXMLD.520:SHLAND Sensible heat flux from land
W/m**2
MST1NXMLD.520:TSOIL1 Soil temperature in layer 1
K
startDate (str) –
The start date of the time series.:
Example: --startDate=2001-01-01T05
If startDate and endDate are None, returns the entire series.
endDate (str) –
The end date of the time series.:
Example: --endDate=2002-01-05T05
If startDate and endDate are None, returns the entire series.
variable (str) – DEPRECATED: use “variables” instead to be consistent across “tsgettoolbox”.
