NLDAS News
NLDAS datasets are available from the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
The Hydrology DISC portal enables access to hourly, monthly, and monthly climatology NLDAS datasets via ftp, GDS, Mirador, and Giovanni (hourly, monthly, and monthly climatology). Users can also perform subsetting and analysis operations without first downloading the data.
LDAS Mailing List
Users of NLDAS datasets are encouraged to join the LDAS mailing list for updates on new data releases, new data services, data reprocessing, and data delays or outages.
NLDAS-2 SAC LSM soil moisture data available
15 May 2013: NOAA/EMC's NLDAS group has released post-processed NLDAS-2 hourly SAC LSM soil moisture data. Please see the README file for more information.
NLDAS-2 streamflow data and code available
13 May 2013: NOAA/EMC's NLDAS group has released the NLDAS-2 hourly streamflow data and the routing code used for NLDAS. Please see the README file for more information.
NLDAS-2 Noah-2.8 code available
NOAA/EMC's NLDAS group has released the Noah-2.8 LSM code for NLDAS Phase 2. The FORTRAN source code, a driver, global datasets, and additional documentation are available. Please see the README file for more information.
NLDAS monthly datasets available at the GES DISC
Monthly NLDAS datasets for NLDAS-1 forcing, NLDAS-2 forcing, NLDAS-2 Mosaic, and NLDAS-2 Noah are now available from the GES DISC. Please see the updated NLDAS-1 README and NLDAS-2 README files for details about the creation and content of these datasets. Monthly climatology NLDAS datasets are also now available.
NLDAS Phase 2 Noah data available at the GES DISC
NLDAS Phase 2 Noah model output data are now available from the NASA GES DISC via the links above - joining Phase 2 primary and secondary forcing, Phase 2 Mosaic model output, as well as NLDAS Phase 1 forcing.
NLDAS data at the GES DISC also available in NetCDF
All NLDAS datasets at the NASA GES DISC are now available to be downloaded in NetCDF format (as well as in the native GRIB-1 format). The Mirador service enables this service.
NLDAS Phase 2 publications
Numerous NLDAS Phase 2 articles have been recently published; please check the NLDAS publications page for the article links.
NLDAS snow cover, hurricane, and heat wave studies
NLDAS datasets were used to compare winter 2011-2012 with winter 2010-2011 for snow cover and surface temperature. A poster depicting extreme weather/climate events over North America during 2011 was presented at the AGU Chapman conference.
NLDAS datasets were used to illustrate the precipitation and soil moisture along the east coast of the U.S. following the passage of Hurricane Irene and of Tropical Storm Lee, as well as the intensity of the heat wave in the central U.S. during July 2011.
NLDAS summertime precipitation study
NLDAS precipitation datasets were used to study the diurnal cycle of summertime precipitation. Here are links to a news story and a science focus article describing the research. The full journal article was published in Geophysical Research Letters.
NLDAS drought monitor located at NOAA/NCEP/EMC
The near real-time NLDAS drought monitor is now located at NOAA/NCEP/EMC.
