Dataset Information

ShortName: M2SMNXEDI
LongName: MERRA-2 statM_2d_edi_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Extreme Detection Indices
Title: MERRA-2 statM_2d_edi_Nx: 2d, Single-Level, Monthly Extreme Detection Indices
Institution: NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
Contact: https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org/
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/QFJ13GEGDI99
GranuleID: MERRA2.statM_2d_edi_Nx.198002.nc4
Filename: MERRA2.statM_2d_edi_Nx.198002.nc4
ProcessingLevel: Level 4
Format: NetCDF-4
Conventions: CF1.7
Source: CVS tag: GEOSadas-5_12_4
DataSetQuality: A validation of the source dataset is provided in Gelaro et al. 2017 (https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0758.1)
SpatialCoverage: global
MapProjection: Latitude-Longitude
SouthernmostLatitude: -90.0
NorthernmostLatitude: 90.0
WesternmostLongitude: -180.0
EasternmostLongitude: 179.375
LatitudeResolution: 0.5
LongitudeResolution: 0.625
DataResolution: 0.5 x 0.625
RangeBeginningDate: 1980-02-01
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000000
RangeEndingDate: 1980-02-29
RangeEndingTime: 23:59:59.000000
ProductionDateTime: File generated: Monday, Aug 16 12:59:03 2021 GMT
VersionID: V1.1
Unlimited_Dimension: time


Variables in this Dataset

SDII: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: ratio of monthly total precipitation to the number of wet days (>=1 mm)
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: mm per day
origname: SDII
fullnamepath: /SDII
TN90p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: percentage of time when daily min 2-m temperature > 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: %
origname: TN90p
fullnamepath: /TN90p
R95p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total precipitation from days > 95th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: mm per day
origname: R95p
fullnamepath: /R95p
T2M: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: 2-m temperature
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: K
origname: T2M
fullnamepath: /T2M
TX10p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: percentage of time when daily max 2-m temperature < 10th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: %
origname: TX10p
fullnamepath: /TX10p
R20mm: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation >= 20 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: R20mm
fullnamepath: /R20mm
CSDI: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count when at least 6 consecutive days of min 2-m temperature < 10th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: CSDI
fullnamepath: /CSDI
LCS: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: length of longest cold spell of at least 6 consecutive days below the 10th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: LCS
fullnamepath: /LCS
R90p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total precipitation from days > 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: mm per day
origname: R90p
fullnamepath: /R90p
DTR: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: diurnal 2-m temperature range
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: K
origname: DTR
fullnamepath: /DTR
RX1Day: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
units: mm per day
long_name: maximum one-day precipitation amount
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: RX1Day
fullnamepath: /RX1Day
RX5Day: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
units: mm per 5 days
long_name: highest precipitation amount for a 5-day interval
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: RX5Day
fullnamepath: /RX5Day
R99p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total precipitation from days > 99th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: mm per day
origname: R99p
fullnamepath: /R99p
HWF: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days satisfying the heatwave criteria of at least three consecutive days above the 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: HWF
fullnamepath: /HWF
R10mm: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation >= 10 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: R10mm
fullnamepath: /R10mm
R95d: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation > 95th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: R95d
fullnamepath: /R95d
TX90p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: percentage of time when daily max 2-m temperature > 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: %
origname: TX90p
fullnamepath: /TX90p
HWN: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of events satisfying the heatwave criteria of at least three consecutive days above the 90th percentile)
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: HWN
fullnamepath: /HWN
R99d: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation > 99th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: R99d
fullnamepath: /R99d
TN10p: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: percentage of time when daily min 2-m temperature < 10th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: %
origname: TN10p
fullnamepath: /TN10p
WSDI: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count when at least 6 consecutive days of max 2-m temperature > 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: WSDI
fullnamepath: /WSDI
PRCPTOT: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: total precipitation on days >= 1 mm
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: mm per day
origname: PRCPTOT
fullnamepath: /PRCPTOT
HWD: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: length of the longest number of consecutive days satisfying the heatwave criteria of at least three consecutive days above the 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: HWD
fullnamepath: /HWD
wetdays: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation >= 1 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: wetdays
fullnamepath: /wetdays
LWS: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: length of longest warm spell of at least 6 consecutive days above the 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: LWS
fullnamepath: /LWS
CWD: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: maximum number of consecutive days when precipitation >= 1 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: CWD
fullnamepath: /CWD
HWM: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: average 2-m temperature anomaly on days satisfying the heatwave criteria of at least three consecutive days above the 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: K
origname: HWM
fullnamepath: /HWM
HWA: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: daily mean 2-m temperature on hottest day satisfying the heatwave criteria of at least three consecutive days above the 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: K
origname: HWA
fullnamepath: /HWA
R90d: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation > 90th percentile
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: R90d
fullnamepath: /R90d
RX5Daycount: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of heavy precipitation periods >= 50 mm within a five-day interval
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: RX5Daycount
fullnamepath: /RX5Daycount
drydays: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: count of days with precipitation < 1 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: 1
origname: drydays
fullnamepath: /drydays
CDD: Array of 32 bit Integers [time = 0..0][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
long_name: maximum number of consecutive days when precipitation < 1 mm
_FillValue: -9999
units: days
origname: CDD
fullnamepath: /CDD
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
long_name: latitude
actual_range: -90.000000000000000, 90.000000000000000
units: degrees_north
origname: lat
fullnamepath: /lat
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
long_name: longitude
actual_range: -180.00000000000000, 179.37500000000000
units: degrees_east
origname: lon
fullnamepath: /lon
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..0]
long_name: time
calendar: standard
units: minutes since 1980-02-01 00:30:00
origname: time
fullnamepath: /time