GEOS-CF fcst htf v1: Goddard Earth Observing System Composition Forecast

NASA/GEOS-CF/v1/fcst/htf
Dataset Availability
2022-10-01T00:00:00Z–2025-08-26T12:00:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("NASA/GEOS-CF/v1/fcst/htf")
Tags
atmosphere composition forecast geos gmao nasa

Description

This dataset contains meteorological forecast (fcst) of high-temporal frequency data (htf). Use the 'creation_time' and 'forecast_time' properties to select data of interest. The Goddard Earth Observing System Composition Forecast (GEOS-CF) system is a high-resolution (0.25°) global constituent prediction system from NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office(GMAO).

GEOS-CF offers a new tool for atmospheric chemistry research, with the goal to supplement NASA's broad range of space-based and in-situ observations. GEOS-CF expands on the GEOS weather and aerosol modeling system by introducing the GEOS-Chem chemistry module to provide hindcasts and 5-days forecasts of atmospheric constituents including ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The chemistry module integrated in GEOS-CF is identical to the offline GEOS-Chem model and readily benefits from the innovations provided by the GEOS-Chem community.

Evaluation of GEOS-CF against satellite, ozonesonde, and surface observations for years 2018–2019 shows realistic simulated concentrations of O3, NO2, and CO, with normalized mean biases of −0.1 to 0.3, normalized root mean square errors between 0.1–0.4, and correlations between 0.3–0.8. Comparisons against surface observations highlight the successful representation of air pollutants in many regions of the world and during all seasons, yet also highlight current limitations, such as a global high bias in SO2 and an overprediction of summertime O3 over the Southeast United States.

GEOS-CF v1.0 generally overestimates aerosols by 20%–50% due to known issues in GEOS-Chem v12.0.1 that have been addressed in later versions. The 5-days forecasts have skill scores comparable to the 1-day hindcast. Model skills can be improved significantly by applying a bias-correction to the surface model output using a machine-learning approach.

Bands

Pixel Size
27750 meters

Bands

Name Units Pixel Size Description
CO Mol fraction meters

Carbon monoxide (CO, MW = 28.00 g mol-1) volume mixing ratio dry air
NO2 Mol fraction meters

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2, MW = 46.00 g mol-1) volume mixing ratio dry air
O3 Mol fraction meters

Ozone (O3, MW = 48.00 g mol-1) volume mixing ratio dry air
PM25_RH35_GCC ug m-3 meters

Particulate matter with diameter below 2.5 um RH 35
PM25_RH35_GOCART kg/m^3 meters

Total reconstructed PM2.5 RH 35
Q Mass fraction meters

Specific humidity
RH meters

Relative humidity after moist
SLP Pa meters

Sea level pressure
SO2 Mol fraction meters

Sulfur dioxide (SO2, MW = 64.00 g mol-1) volume mixing ratio dry air
T K meters

Air temperature
U m/s meters

Eastward wind
V m/s meters

Northward wind

Image Properties

Image Properties

Name Type Description
creation_time DOUBLE

Time of creation
forecast_time DOUBLE

Forecast time

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Unless otherwise noted, all NASA-produced data may be used for any purpose without prior permission. For more information and exceptions visit the NASA Data & Information Policy page.

Citations

Citations:

  • Keller, C. A., Knowland, K. E., Duncan, B. N., Liu, J., Anderson, D. C., Das, S., ... & Pawson, S. (2021). Description of the NASA GEOS composition forecast modeling system GEOS-CF v1. 0. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 13(4), e2020MS002413. doi:10.1029/2020MS002413

DOIs

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var imageVisParamNO2 = {
  'bands': ['NO2'],
  'min': 6.96e-11,
  'max': 4.42e-8,
};

var imageVisParamT = {
  'bands': ['T'],
  'min': 220,
  'max': 320,
  'palette': ['d7191c', 'fdae61', 'ffffbf', 'abd9e9', '2c7bb6'],
};

var geosCf = ee.ImageCollection('NASA/GEOS-CF/v1/fcst/htf');

Map.setCenter(100, 20, 3);

var weeklyT =
    geosCf.select('T').filterDate('2022-11-01', '2022-11-08').median();
Map.addLayer(weeklyT, imageVisParamT, 'Weekly T', false, 1);

var NO2 = ee.Image('NASA/GEOS-CF/v1/fcst/htf/20221215_12z-20221216_1200z');
Map.addLayer(NO2, imageVisParamNO2, 'NO2', true, 1);
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This dataset contains meteorological forecast (fcst) of high-temporal frequency data (htf). Use the 'creation_time' and 'forecast_time' properties to select data of interest. The Goddard Earth Observing System Composition Forecast (GEOS-CF) system is a high-resolution (0.25°) global constituent prediction system from NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office(GMAO). GEOS-CF offers a new …
NASA/GEOS-CF/v1/fcst/htf, atmosphere,composition,forecast,geos,gmao,nasa
2022-10-01T00:00:00Z/2025-08-26T12:00:00Z
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