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Description

This ancillary SMAP product contains dynamic surface meteorological forcing data. The meteorological model is derived from the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) data set and used as an input in the SMAP L4 Carbon algorithm. The forcing data is processed from hourly GEOS-5 files into daily values. Daily files are processed every eight days.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 86.4 S: -86.4 E: 180 W: -180

Location
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
NO_SPATIAL
Temporal Extent
2015-01-31 to Present
Concept ID
C3252800889-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
2680
Processing Level
NA
Published
Science Keywords
24 Hour Minimum Temperature ,
Shortwave Radiation ,
Vapor Pressure

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Kimball, J., Jones, L., Madani, N., Glassy, J., & Kundig, T. (2019). Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) L4 Carbon Ancillary Surface Meteorological Forcing Data, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ADGA209V9GC4 Date Accessed: 2026-08-18

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