News
Cool summer AIRS temperatures in U.S. Northeast
June and July in the U.S. Northeast are cool, compared to previous summers
Typhoon Morakot dumps record rains on Taiwan; causes more flooding on mainland China
GES DISC hurricane tools used to track the movement of the storm and intense rains on Taiwan
Global Precipitation Climatology Project Version 2.1 available in TOVAS
New version of popular data set useful for climate and meteorological studies can be examined with online visualization and analysis tools
GES DISC staff presentation at international monsoon study program meeting
NASA data and services will help support examination of human-monsoon interactions in Asia
GLDAS products available in the netCDF format
The GLDAS products are now available in the netCDF format, through a new, on-the-fly (OTF) GRIB-to-netCDF conversion service.
Merged IR data animation of February 10 tornado-spawning Oklahoma storms
The Hurricane Data Analysis Tool provided an impressive view of a tornado-spawning storm event over Oklahoma and Texas on February 10, 2009.
Reprocessed Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) in the monthly GLDAS products
All monthly GLDAS products were reprocessed. A miscalculation in the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) field was corrected in the new products.
On-the-fly (OTF) Subset Service Available for the GLDAS products
A new on-the-fly (OTF) subset service is now available. This service allows users to perform spatial and parameter subsetting before downloading the GLDAS products.
GLDAS VIC land surface products available from the GrADS Data Server (GDS)
08.04.08 - Users can now access the 3-hourly and monthly VIC products through the GrADS Data Server (GDS). GDS users can perform subsetting and analysis operations across the internet.
GLDAS VIC land surface products available from the HDISC
07.14.08 - Global 1.0 degree 3-hourly and monthly products from the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model can now be obtained through anonymous ftp and the Mirador service.
Monthly GLDAS products reprocessed
06.10.2008 - The monthly GLDAS products were reprocessed in June 2008. Soil temperature information has been included in the reprocessed products. Both energy balance and water balance parameters were combined in the output files
Monthly 0.25 degree Noah products accessible from the GrADS Data Server (GDS)
04.23.2008 - The monthly 0.25 degree Noah products are now provided to the GrADS Data Server (GDS) users.
Monthly 0.25 degree Noah products available from HDISC
04.16.2008 - Global monthly averaged 0.25 degree Noah products from the Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) are now available from the Hydrology DISC (HDISC). The monthly 0.25 degree Noah products are generated from temporal averaging of the 3-hourly products. This data set covers the period from 2000 to the present. These products can be downloaded from:
GLDAS products available from the GrADS Data Server (GDS)
02.20.2008 - The GrADS Data Server (GDS, formerly known as GrADS-DODS Server) is a stable, secure data server that provides subsetting and analysis services across the internet. The core of the GDS is OPeNDAP, a software framework used for data networking that makes local data accessible to remote locations.
Monthly Averaged GLDAS Data now Available From the HDISC
10.05.2007 - The monthly averaged products are generated from temporal averaging of the 3-hourly products. Currently, HDISC distributes 1.0 degree resolution monthly data from 1979 to present for four land surface models (CLM, Mosaic, Noah and VIC).
GLDAS Data now Available From the HDISC
08.16.2007 - GSFC's Hydrological Sciences Branch (HSB) and Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) are pleased to announce the release of Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) Data Product.