- Dataset Availability
- 2000-01-01T03:00:00Z–2025-08-13T21:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- NASA GES DISC at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Cadence
- 3 Hours
- Tags
Description
NASA Global Land Data Assimilation System Version 2 (GLDAS-2) has three components: GLDAS-2.0, GLDAS-2.1, and GLDAS-2.2. GLDAS-2.0 is forced entirely with the Princeton meteorological forcing input data and provides a temporally consistent series from 1948 through 2014. GLDAS-2.1 is forced with a combination of model and observation data from 2000 to present. GLDAS-2.2 product suites use data assimilation (DA), whereas the GLDAS-2.0 and GLDAS-2.1 products are "open-loop" (i.e., no data assimilation). The choice of forcing data, as well as DA observation source, variable, and scheme, vary for different GLDAS-2.2 products.GLDAS-2.1 is one of two components of the GLDAS Version 2 (GLDAS-2) dataset, the second being GLDAS-2.0. GLDAS-2.1 is analogous to GLDAS-1 product stream, with upgraded models forced by a combination of GDAS, disaggregated GPCP, and AGRMET radiation data sets.
The GLDAS-2.1 simulation started on January 1, 2000 using the conditions from the GLDAS-2.0 simulation. This simulation was forced with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) atmospheric analysis fields (Derber et al., 1991), the disaggregated Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) precipitation fields (Adler et al., 2003), and the Air Force Weather Agency's AGRicultural METeorological modeling system (AGRMET) radiation fields which became available for March 1, 2001 onwards.
Documentation:
Provider's Note: the names with extension _tavg are variables averaged over the past 3-hours, the names with extension '_acc' are variables accumulated over the past 3-hours, the names with extension '_inst' are instantaneous variables, and the names with '_f' are forcing variables.
Bands
Pixel Size
27830 meters
Bands
| Name | Units | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albedo_inst |
% | 4.99* | 82.25* | meters | Albedo |
AvgSurfT_inst |
K | 187.48* | 1323.35* | meters | Average surface skin temperature |
CanopInt_inst |
kg/m^2 | 0* | 0.5* | meters | Plant canopy surface water |
ECanop_tavg |
W/m^2 | 0* | 1273.66* | meters | Canopy water evaporation |
ESoil_tavg |
W/m^2 | 0* | 2275.63* | meters | Direct evaporation from bare soil |
Evap_tavg |
kg/m^2/s | 0* | 0.002* | meters | Evapotranspiration |
LWdown_f_tavg |
W/m^2 | 26.85* | 600.9* | meters | Downward long-wave radiation flux |
Lwnet_tavg |
W/m^2 | -13792.7* | 196.97* | meters | Net long-wave radiation flux |
PotEvap_tavg |
W/m^2 | -227.75* | 18977.9* | meters | Potential evaporation rate |
Psurf_f_inst |
Pa | 44063.1* | 108344* | meters | Pressure |
Qair_f_inst |
Mass fraction | -0.02* | 0.07* | meters | Specific humidity |
Qg_tavg |
W/m^2 | -552.64* | 1538.41* | meters | Heat flux |
Qh_tavg |
W/m^2 | -1005.15* | 18190.6* | meters | Sensible heat net flux |
Qle_tavg |
W/m^2 | -227.75* | 5072.25* | meters | Latent heat net flux |
Qs_acc |
kg/m^2 | 0* | 170.93* | meters | Storm surface runoff |
Qsb_acc |
kg/m^2 | 0* | 50.6* | meters | Baseflow-groundwater runoff |
Qsm_acc |
kg/m^2 | 0* | 42.87* | meters | Snow melt |
Rainf_f_tavg |
kg/m^2/s | 0* | 0.01* | meters | Total precipitation rate |
Rainf_tavg |
kg/m^2/s | 0* | 0.01* | meters | Rain precipitation rate |
RootMoist_inst |
kg/m^2 | 2* | 949.6* | meters | Root zone soil moisture |
SWE_inst |
kg/m^2 | 0* | 120787* | meters | Snow depth water equivalent |
SWdown_f_tavg |
W/m^2 | -56.93* | 30462.8* | meters | Downward short-wave radiation flux |
SnowDepth_inst |
m | 0* | 301.96* | meters | Snow depth |
Snowf_tavg |
kg/m^2/s | 0* | 0.009* | meters | Snow precipitation rate |
SoilMoi0_10cm_inst |
kg/m^2 | 1.99* | 47.59* | meters | Soil moisture |
SoilMoi10_40cm_inst |
kg/m^2 | 5.99* | 142.8* | meters | Soil moisture |
SoilMoi40_100cm_inst |
kg/m^2 | 11.99* | 285.6* | meters | Soil moisture |
SoilMoi100_200cm_inst |
kg/m^2 | 20* | 476* | meters | Soil moisture |
SoilTMP0_10cm_inst |
K | 221.98* | 377.5* | meters | Soil temperature |
SoilTMP10_40cm_inst |
K | 227.43* | 319.44* | meters | Soil temperature |
SoilTMP40_100cm_inst |
K | 232.97* | 316.2* | meters | Soil temperature |
SoilTMP100_200cm_inst |
K | 238.52* | 314.11* | meters | Soil temperature |
Swnet_tavg |
W/m^2 | -48.96* | 23741.3* | meters | Net short wave radiation flux |
Tair_f_inst |
K | 206.8* | 327.66* | meters | Air temperature |
Tveg_tavg |
W/m^2 | 0* | 3455.14* | meters | Transpiration |
Wind_f_inst |
m/s | 0* | 57.7* | meters | Wind speed |
Image Properties
Image Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| end_hour | DOUBLE | End hour |
| start_hour | DOUBLE | Start hour |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Distribution of data from the Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) is funded by NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Consistent with NASA Earth Science Data and Information Policy, data from the GES DISC archive are available free to the user community. For more information visit the GES DISC Data Policy page.
Citations
Rodell, M., P.R. Houser, U. Jambor, J. Gottschalck, K. Mitchell, C.-J. Meng, K. Arsenault, B. Cosgrove, J. Radakovich, M. Bosilovich, J.K. Entin, J.P. Walker, D. Lohmann, and D. Toll, The Global Land Data Assimilation System, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85(3), 381-394, 2004.
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var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NASA/GLDAS/V021/NOAH/G025/T3H') .filter(ee.Filter.date('2010-06-01', '2010-06-02')); var averageSurfaceSkinTemperatureK = dataset.select('AvgSurfT_inst'); var averageSurfaceSkinTemperatureKVis = { min: 250.0, max: 300.0, palette: ['1303ff', '42fff6', 'f3ff40', 'ff5d0f'], }; Map.setCenter(71.72, 52.48, 3.0); Map.addLayer( averageSurfaceSkinTemperatureK, averageSurfaceSkinTemperatureKVis, 'Average Surface Skin Temperature [K]');