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OPeNDAP/DODS Data URL: http://opendap.nccs.nasa.gov:80/dods/GEOS-5/MERRAero/monthly/inst3hr_2d_gas_Nx

Description:
 2d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Global Aerosol Assimilation Fields
Documentation: (none provided)
Longitude:
-180.00000000000°E to 179.37500000000°E
  (576 points, avg. res. 0.625°)
Latitude:
-90.00000000000°N to 90.00000000000°N
  (361 points, avg. res. 0.5°)
Time:
00Z01JUL2002 to 00Z01SEP85335
  (999999 points, avg. res. 30.437 days)
Variables:
 (total of 4)
 
 aodana
 aerosol optical depth analysis
 
 aodinc
 aerosol optical depth analysis increment
 
 var_aodana
 variance_of_aodana
 
 var_aodinc
 variance_of_aodinc

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complete metadata listing:

Global attributes:

title: "2d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Single-Level,Global Aerosol Assimilation Fields"
Conventions: "COARDS"
"GrADS"
dataType: "Grid"
history: "Tue Nov 04 14:47:07 UTC 2025 : imported by GrADS Data Server Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website, We sincerely regret this inconvenience 2.0"
extra_das_attribute: "This is an example of metadata added using a supplementary DAS file. See testdata/extra.das for the source."

Variables

aodana: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "aerosol optical depth analysis "
aodana: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..999998][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "aerosol optical depth analysis "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..999998]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "999999"
grads_min: "00z01jul2002"
grads_step: "1mo"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01jul2002"
maximum: "00z01sep85335"
resolution: 30.436876
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "361"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -90.00000000000
maximum: 90.00000000000
resolution: 0.5
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "576"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -180.00000000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 0.625
aodinc: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "aerosol optical depth analysis increment "
aodinc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..999998][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "aerosol optical depth analysis increment "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..999998]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "999999"
grads_min: "00z01jul2002"
grads_step: "1mo"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01jul2002"
maximum: "00z01sep85335"
resolution: 30.436876
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "361"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -90.00000000000
maximum: 90.00000000000
resolution: 0.5
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "576"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -180.00000000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 0.625
var_aodana: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "variance_of_aodana "
var_aodana: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..999998][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "variance_of_aodana "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..999998]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "999999"
grads_min: "00z01jul2002"
grads_step: "1mo"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01jul2002"
maximum: "00z01sep85335"
resolution: 30.436876
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "361"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -90.00000000000
maximum: 90.00000000000
resolution: 0.5
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "576"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -180.00000000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 0.625
var_aodinc: Grid
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "variance_of_aodinc "
var_aodinc: Array of 32 bit Reals [time = 0..999998][lat = 0..360][lon = 0..575]
_FillValue: 1.0E15
missing_value: 1.0E15
long_name: "variance_of_aodinc "
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..999998]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "999999"
grads_min: "00z01jul2002"
grads_step: "1mo"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01jul2002"
maximum: "00z01sep85335"
resolution: 30.436876
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "361"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -90.00000000000
maximum: 90.00000000000
resolution: 0.5
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "576"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -180.00000000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 0.625
time: Array of 64 bit Reals [time = 0..999998]
grads_dim: "t"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "999999"
grads_min: "00z01jul2002"
grads_step: "1mo"
units: "days since 1-1-1 00:00:0.0"
long_name: "time"
minimum: "00z01jul2002"
maximum: "00z01sep85335"
resolution: 30.436876
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [lat = 0..360]
grads_dim: "y"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "361"
units: "degrees_north"
long_name: "latitude"
minimum: -90.00000000000
maximum: 90.00000000000
resolution: 0.5
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [lon = 0..575]
grads_dim: "x"
grads_mapping: "linear"
grads_size: "576"
units: "degrees_east"
long_name: "longitude"
minimum: -180.00000000000
maximum: 179.37500000000
resolution: 0.625

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