The modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications, version 2 (MERRA-2)
2017
Gelaro, Ronald, McCarty, Will, Suarez, Max J., Todling, Ricardo, Molod, Andrea, Takacs, Lawrence, Randles, Cynthia A., Darmenov, Anton, Bosilovich, Michael G., Reichle, Rolf, Wargan, Krzysztof, Coy, Lawrence, Cullather, Richard, Draper, Clara, Akella, Santha, Buchard, Virginie, Conaty, Austin, da Silva, Arlindo M., Gu, Wei, Kim, Gi-Kong, Koster, Randal, Lucchesi, Robert, Merkova, Dagmar, Nielsen, Jon Eric, Partyka, Gary, Pawson, Steven, Putman, William, Rienecker, Michele, Schubert, Siegfried D., Sienkiewicz, Meta, Zhao, Bin
Aerosols , Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness , Angstrom Exponent, Aerosol Particle Properties, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Dust/Ash/Smoke , Organic Particles, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide , Sulfur Oxides, Particulate Matter, Dimethyl Sulfide, Black Carbon, Sea Salt, PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 2.5) , PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 10) , PARTICULATE MATTER (PM 1.0) , Albedo, Snow Depth , Snow Depth , Glacier Runoff, Glacier Runoff , Snow Cover , Heat Flux, Air Temperature, Skin Temperature, Specific Humidity, Water Vapor, Precipitation Rate , Snow/Ice , Evaporation, Latent Heat Flux, Latent Heat Flux, Sensible Heat Flux, Diffusion, Surface Winds , Wind Speed , U/V Wind Components, Wind Stress, Wind Stress, Surface Roughness, Planetary Boundary Layer Height, Ice Fraction, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Water Vapor Tendency, Water Vapor Flux, Cloud Dynamics, Cloud Microphysics, Precipitation , Atmospheric Ozone, Geopotential Height, Altitude, Surface Temperature , Upper Air Temperature, Dew Point Temperature, Cloud Top Temperature, Atmospheric Winds , Surface Winds , Upper Level Winds, U/V Wind Components, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Atmospheric Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Cloud Top Pressure, Sea Level Pressure, Surface Pressure, Total Precipitable Water, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Oxygen Compounds, Boundary Layer Winds, Total Ozone, Temperature Tendency, Skin Temperature, Water Vapor Processes, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Heat Budget, Soil Temperature, Soil Temperature, Soil Infiltration, Soil Infiltration, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Surface Soil Moisture, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture/Water Content , Surface Water, Runoff Rate, Average Flow, Average Flow, Snow Depth , Snow Melt , Snow/Ice Temperature, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Potential Temperature, Potential Temperature, Air Mass/Density , Potential Vorticity, Vertical Profiles, Relative Humidity, Ozone Profiles
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_aer_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXAER) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXGLC) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXINT) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_slv_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXSLV) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavgM_3d_tdt_Np: 3d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Temperature Tendencies 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNPTDT) at GES DISC MERRA-2 inst1_2d_asm_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I1NXASM) MERRA-2 tavgM_3d_qdt_Np: 3d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Moist Tendencies 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNPQDT) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_int_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXINT) at GES DISC MERRA-2 inst1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I1NXINT) MERRA-2 inst3_3d_asm_Np: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Pressure-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I3NPASM) MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXFLX) at GES DISC MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_slv_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Single-Level Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXSLV) at GES DISC
The investigation of 1997 and 2015 El Nino events in West Sumatera, Indonesia
2017
Herdianto, Revalin, Syofyan, Elvi Roza, Hanwar, Suhendrik, Istijono, Bambang, Dalrino, -
Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Terrain Elevation , Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) , Topographical Relief Maps
The Fire Modeling Intercomparison Project (FireMIP), phase 1: Experimental and analytical protocols with detailed model descriptions
2017
Rabin, Sam S., Melton, Joe R., Lasslop, Gitta, Bachelet, Dominique, Forrest, Matthew, Hantson, Stijn, Kaplan, Jed O., Li, Fang, Mangeon, Stephane, Ward, Daniel S., Yue, Chao, Arora, Vivek K., Hickler, Thomas, Kloster, Silvia, Knorr, Wolfgang, Nieradzik, Lars, Spessa, Allan, Folberth, Gerd A., Sheehan, Tim, Voulgarakis, Apostolos, Kelley, Douglas I., Prentice, I. Colin, Sitch, Stephen, Harrison, Sandy, Arneth, Almut
Nitrogen Dioxide , Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass
The geography of hotspots of rarity-weighted richness of birds and their coverage by Natura 2000
2017
Albuquerque, Fabio Suzart de, Gregory, Andrew
Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems
The global distribution and drivers of alien bird species richness
2017
Dyer, Ellie E., Cassey, Phillip, Redding, David W., Collen, Ben, Franks, Victoria, Gaston, Kevin J., Jones, Kate E., Kark, Salit, Orme, C. David L., Blackburn, Tim M.
Land Use/Land Cover , Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems , Sustainability
The hydro-geomorphologic complexity of the lower Amazon River floodplain and hydrological connectivity assessed by remote sensing and field control
2017
Park, Edward, Latrubesse, Edgardo M.
Wetlands , Land Use/Land Cover Classification , Inundation
The enigma of terrestrial primary productivity: measurements, models, scales and the diversity-productivity relationship
2017
Simova, Irena, Storch, David
Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass
The impact of persistent volcanic degassing on vegetationa case study at Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica
2017
Tortini, R., van Manen, S.M., Parkes, B.R.B, Carn, S.A.
REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Visible Radiance, Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Sulfur Dioxide
The impact of seasonal changes on observed nighttime brightness from 2014 to 2015 monthly VIIRS DNB composites
2017
Levin, Noam
Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Simulation of Present Climate over Southeast Asia Using the Non-Hydrostatic Regional Climate Model
2017
Cruz, Faye T., Sasaki, Hidetaka
Biogeochemical Cycles
Temporal variability of soil respiration in experimental tree plantations in lowland Costa Rica
2017
Raich, James
Litter Characteristics, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Vegetation Species, Soil Chemistry, Soil Temperature, Soil Respiration
Terrestrial ecosystem model performance in simulating productivity and its vulnerability to climate change in the northern permafrost region
2017
Xia, Jianyang, McGuire, A. David, Lawrence, David, Burke, Eleanor, Chen, Guangsheng, Chen, Xiaodong, Delire, Christine, Koven, Charles, MacDougall, Andrew, Peng, Shushi, Rinke, Annette, Saito, Kazuyuki, Zhang, Wenxin, Alkama, Ramdane, Bohn, Theodore J., Ciais, Philippe, Decharme, Bertrand, Gouttevin, Isabelle, Hajima, Tomohiro, Hayes, Daniel J., Huang, Kun, Ji, Duoying, Krinner, Gerhard, Lettenmaier, Dennis P., Miller, Paul A., Moore, John C., Smith, Benjamin, Sueyoshi, Tetsuo, Shi, Zheng, Yan, Liming, Liang, Junyi, Jiang, Lifen, Zhang, Qian, Luo, Yiqi
Biomass Dynamics, Primary Production, Biomass
Testing the maximum entropy production approach for estimating
2017
Wang, Hailong, Tetzlaff, Doerthe, Soulsby, Chris
Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation , Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
The constraint of CO2 measurements made onboard passenger aircraft on surfaceatmosphere fluxes: the impact of transport model errors in vertical mixing
2017
Verma, Shreeya, Marshall, Julia, Gerbig, Christoph, Rodenbeck, Christian, Totsche, Kai Uwe
Soil Moisture/Water Content , Biogeochemical Cycles , Carbon , Nitrogen, Soil Heat Budget
Sedimentation and survival of the Mekong Delta: A case study of decreased sediment supply and accelerating rates of relative sea level rise
2017
Tulane University, Allison, Mead, Nittrouer, Charles, Ogston, Andrea, Mullarney, Julia, Nguyen, Thanh
Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems , Urbanization/Urban Sprawl , Population Distribution
Spatially correlated time series and ecological niche analysis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan
2017
Adegboye, Oyelola, Adegboye, Majeed
Total Surface Precipitation Rate, Land Surface Temperature , Emissivity, Vegetation Index , Terrain Elevation , Topographical Relief Maps, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Spatially explicit multi-threat assessment of food tree species in Burkina Faso: A fine-scale approach
2017
Gaisberger, Hannes, Kindt, Roeland, Loo, Judy, Schmidt, Marco, Bognounou, Fidele, Da, Sie Sylvestre, Diallo, Ousmane Boukary, Ganaba, Souleymane, Gnoumou, Assan, Lompo, Djingdia, Lykke, Anne Mette, Mbayngone, Elisee, Nacoulma, Blandine Marie Ivette, Ouedraogo, Moussa, Ouedraogo, Oumarou, Parkouda, Charles, Porembski, Stefan, Savadogo, Patrice, Thiombiano, Adjima, Zerbo, Guibien, Vinceti, Barbara
Land Use/Land Cover , Anthropogenic/Human Influenced Ecosystems , Sustainability
Spring and Autumn Phenological Variability across Environmental Gradients of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
2017
Norman, Steven, Hargrove, William, Christie, William
Plant Phenology, Vegetation Index
Spring green-up phenology products derived from MODIS NDVI and EVI: Intercomparison, interpretation and validation using National Phenology Network and ...
2017
Peng, Dailiang, Wu, Chaoyang, Li, Cunjun, Zhang, Xiaoyang, Liu, Zhengjia, Ye, Huichun, Luo, Shezhou, Liu, Xinjie, Hu, Yong, Fang, Bin
Leaf Characteristics, Photosynthetically Active Radiation , Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar)
Study on climate and grassland fire in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
2017
Liu, Meifang, Zhao, Jianjun, Guo, Xiaoyi, Zhang, Zhengxiang, Tan, Gang, Yang, Jihong
Fire Occurrence, Surface Thermal Properties , Land Surface Temperature , THERMAL ANOMALIES
Spatiotemporal reconstruction of agricultural land cover in Nepal from 1970 to 2010
2017
Paudel, Basanta, Zhang, Yili, Li, Shicheng, Wu, Xue
Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Index , Vegetation Index, Albedo , Reflectance
Species distribution models may misdirect assisted migration: Insights from the introduction of Douglas-fir to Europe: Insights
2017
Boiffin, Juliette, Badeau, Vincent, Breda, Nathalie
Forest Mensuration, Forests, Land Use/Land Cover Classification
Spatiotemporal variations in the difference between satellite-observed daily maximum land surface temperature and station-based daily maximum near-surface air temperature
2017
Lian, Xu, Zeng, Zhenzhong, Yao, Yitong, Peng, Shushi, Wang, Kaicun, Piao, Shilong
Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Land Surface Temperature , Emissivity
Scaling effects on spring phenology detections from MODIS data at multiple spatial resolutions over the contiguous United States
2017
Peng, Dailiang, Zhang, Xiaoyang, Zhang, Bing, Liu, Liangyun, Liu, Xinjie, Huete, Alfredo R., Huang, Wenjiang, Wang, Siyuan, Luo, Shezhou, Zhang, Xiao, Zhang, Helin
Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)
Simultaneous inversion of multiple land surface parameters from MODIS opticalthermal observations
2017
Ma, Han, Liang, Shunlin, Xiao, Zhiqiang, Shi, Hanyu
Leaf Area Index (LAI) , Fraction Of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fapar), Reflectance , Land Surface Temperature , Emissivity, Albedo , Anisotropy