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Average Layer Soil Temperature

Name

Average Layer Soil Temperature

Other Names

None

Definition

Average layer soil temperature is the depth-averaged temperature beneath the soil surface at a specified layer. These soil temperatures may contribute to the low frequency variability of energy and water fluxes. They are important measured quantities in analyzing of the ground heat flux, and then the energy and water cycles.

Applications

  1. Water cycle
  2. Energy cycle
  3. Weather forecast
  4. Global climate change

GES DISC Datasets


Parameter Units Platform /Instrument Data
Begin Date End Date Access Doc
Average Layer Soil Temperature K GLDAS Model 1979 2007 ftp Y

Other Sources for Data

  1. GLDAS
  2. NSIDC

 



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  • Last updated: April 07, 2008 13:12:16 GMT