tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ldas_nldas_noah

tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ldas_nldas_noah(lat=None, lon=None, variables=None, startDate=None, endDate=None, variable=None)

NAmerica:0.125deg:1979-:H:NLDAS NOAH hydrology model results

The time zone is always UTC.

The NLDAS-2 Noah land surface model simulations were forced with the NLDAS-2 Forcing Data Sets. More information can be found at https://ldas.gsfc.nasa.gov/nldas/v2/models

Description/Name

Spatial

Lat Range

Lon Range

Time

NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model NLDAS_NOAH0125_H V002

0.125x0.125

25, 53

-125, -67

1 hour 1979-01-01T13
Parameters:

  • lat (float) – Latitude (required): Enter single geographic latitude point. Use positive values for the northern hemisphere and negative for the southern hemisphere. The valid range is specified in the table above.

  • lon (float) – Longitude (required): Enter single geographic longitude point. Use positive for the eastern hemisphere and negative for the western hemisphere. The valid range is specified in the table above.

  • variables (str) –

    For the command line a comma separated string of variable codes from the following table. Using the Python API a list of variable strings. Valid variable names are specified in the table below.

    LDAS “variables” string

    Description

    Units

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_ACond

    Aerodynamic conductance

    m/s

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Albedo

    Surface albedo

    percent

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_AvgSurfT

    Average surface skin temperature

    K

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_CanopInt

    Plant canopy surface water

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_CCond

    Canopy conductance

    m/s

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_ECanop

    Canopy water evaporation

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_ESoil

    Direct evaporation from bare soil

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Evap

    Total evapotranspiration

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_GVEG

    Green vegetation

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_LAI

    Leaf Area Index

    unitless

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_LWdown

    Surface downwards longwave radiation flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_LWnet

    Surface net longwave radiation flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_PotEvap

    Potential evapotranspiration

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qf

    Snow phase-change heat flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qg

    Ground heat flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qh

    Sensible heat flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qle

    Latent heat flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qsb

    Subsurface runoff (baseflow)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qsm

    Snowmelt

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Qs

    Surface runoff (non- infiltrating)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Rainf

    Liquid precipitation

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RCQ

    Humidity parameter in canopy conductance

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RCSOL

    Soil moisture parameter in canopy conductance

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RCS

    Solar parameter in canopy conductance

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RCT

    Temperature parameter in canopy conductance

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RootMoist

    Root zone soil moisture

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RSMacr

    Relative soil moisture availability control factor

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_RSmin

    Minimal stomatal resistance

    s/m

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMAvail_0_100cm

    Soil moisture availability (0-100cm)

    percent

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMAvail_0_200cm

    Soil moisture availability (0-200cm)

    percent

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMLiq_0_10cm

    Liquid soil moisture content (0-10cm)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMLiq_100_200cm

    Liquid soil moisture content (100-200cm)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMLiq_10_40cm

    Liquid soil moisture content (10-40cm)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SMLiq_40_100cm

    Liquid soil moisture content (40-100cm)

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SnowDepth

    Snow depth

    m

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Snowf

    Frozen precipitation

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SnowFrac

    Snow cover

    fraction

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_0_100cm

    0-100 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_0_10cm

    0-10 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_0_200cm

    0-200 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_100_200cm

    100-200 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_10_40cm

    10-40 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilM_40_100cm

    40-100 cm soil moisture content

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilT_0_10cm

    0-10 cm soil temperature

    K

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilT_100_200cm

    100-200 cm soil temperature

    K

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilT_10_40cm

    10-40 cm soil temperature

    K

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SoilT_40_100cm

    40-100 cm soil temperature

    K

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_Streamflow

    Streamflow

    m**3/s

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SubSnow

    Sublimation (evaporation from snow)

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SWdown

    Surface downwards shortwave radiation flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SWE

    Snow Water Equivalent

    mm

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_SWnet

    Surface net shortwave radiation flux

    W/m**2

    NLDAS_NOAH0125_H_2_0_TVeg

    Transpiration

    W/m**2

  • 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”.