tsgettoolbox.tsgettoolbox.ldas_nldas_noah

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

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

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 Noah Land Surface Model NLDAS_NOAH0125_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_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

• 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”.