For details pertaining to the 0.125 degree NLDAS forcing data please refer to the following presentation given by Brian A. Cosgrove at the May 2002 GAPP Meeting:

NLDAS Forcing Overview - Brian A. Cosgrove

List of NLDAS Forcing File Contents - Brian A. Cosgrove

File Format: Hourly GRIB (Version 1) Files

FTP ACCESS 1996-2007 (Hourly files tarred and compressed by month)
Anonymous FTP ACCESS to hsbserv.gsfc.nasa.gov

HTTP ACCESS 2008-Present (Individual Hourly Files):
HTTP Download location

The following bash shell script is useful for downloading the NLDAS Forcing Data (Our thanks to Kristi Arsenault for contributing this downloading script): CLICK HERE FOR SCRIPT

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