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Description

This dataset provides sub-daily, high-resolution, climate data inputs including temperature, precipitation, near surface specific humidity, incoming short-wave radiation, and near-surface wind speed over 11 states of the western USA. States included are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. These data were derived for use in the Community Land Model (CLM v4.5) and are at 3-hourly temporal and 4 x 4 km spatial resolutions for the 1979 through 2015 time period. The source for observational data was METDATA (now called GRIDMET), at a daily resolution. Modeling efforts using these data estimated annual carbon stocks, fluxes, and productivity across the western United States.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 49.0208 S: 31.1875 E: -101.979 W: -124.812

Location
ARIZONA ,
CALIFORNIA ,
COLORADO ,
IDAHO ,
MONTANA ,
NEVADA ,
NEW MEXICO ,
UTAH ,
WASHINGTON ,
WYOMING
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1979-01-01 to 2016-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2517357574-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1332
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Wind Speed ,
Humidity ,
Surface Temperature ,
Precipitation Amount ,
Shortwave Downward Irradiance

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.

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Rupp, D., & Buotte, P. (2020). NACP: Climate Data Inputs (3-hourly) for Community Land Model, Western USA, 1979-2015 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1682 Date Accessed: 2026-05-02

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How can biosphere models simulate enough vegetation biomass in the mountains of the western United States? Implications of meteorological forcing Duarte, Henrique F., Raczka, Brett M., Bowling, David R., Wang, Aihui, Buotte, Polly C., Lin, John C. Biomass, Carbon, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Compounds, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Agricultural Lands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Leaf Characteristics, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Discharge, Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Albedo, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Respiration Rate, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Runoff, Biogeochemical Cycles, Wind Speed, Humidity, Surface Temperature, Shortwave Downward Irradiance
Virtual laboratory for understanding impact of heterogeneity on ecohydrologic processes across scales Wang, Kunxuan, Kumar, Praveen Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Biomass, Carbon, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Compounds, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Agricultural Lands, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Discharge, Soil Depth, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Albedo, Respiration Rate, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Runoff, Biogeochemical Cycles, Plant Characteristics, Phosphorus, Nutrients, Nitrogen, Wind Speed, Humidity, Surface Temperature, Shortwave Downward Irradiance
Capturing functional strategies and compositional dynamics in vegetation demographic models Buotte, Polly C., Koven, Charles D., Xu, Chonggang, Shuman, Jacquelyn K., Goulden, Michael L., Levis, Samuel, Katz, Jessica, Ding, Junyan, Ma, Wu, Robbins, Zachary, Kueppers, Lara M. Wind Speed, Humidity, Surface Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Shortwave Downward Irradiance
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