Evaluation of MERRA-2 data for aerosols patterns over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Aerosol is one of the major climate-forcing parameters which affect the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular. The most relevant consideration that characterizes the aerosol properties and distribution is the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD).
Abdulhaleem H. Labban, Mohsin Jamil Butt
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Evaluation of MERRA-2 Precipitation Products Using Gauge Observation in Nepal [PDF]
Hydrology, 2020 Precipitation is the most important variable in the climate system and the dominant driver of land surface hydrologic conditions. Rain gauge measurement provides precipitation estimates on the ground surface; however, these measurements are sparse ...
Kalpana Hamal +2 more
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The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) [PDF]
Journal of Climate, 2017 The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, version 2 (MERRA-2), is the latest atmospheric reanalysis of the modern satellite era produced by NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). MERRA-2 assimilates observation types not available to its predecessor, MERRA, and includes updates to the Goddard Earth Observing ...
Will McCarty +2 more
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Remote Sensing, 2022 The Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) is widely used as an advanced model dataset for the understanding of global climate change.
Yang Ou, Zhengqiang Li, Cheng Chen
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Remote Sensing, 2023 In this study, the temporal variations of black carbon (BC) were analyzed from November 2019 to September 2021, in Tacna, Peru. Ground measurements obtained with a photoacoustic extinctiometer (PAX BC) and NASA’s MERRA-2 reanalysis data (MERRA-2 BC) were
Dara Salcedo +2 more
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Evaluation of the ZWD/ZTD Values Derived from MERRA-2 Global Reanalysis Products Using GNSS Observations and Radiosonde Data [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 Tropospheric delay is one of the main errors affecting high-precision positioning and navigation and is a key parameter of water vapor detection in the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
Liangke Huang +5 more
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Validation of MODIS C6.1 and MERRA-2 AOD Using AERONET Observations: A Comparative Study over Turkey
Atmosphere, 2020 This study validated MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, USA, Aqua and Terra Collection 6.1, and MERRA-2 (Modern-ERA Retrospective Analysis for Research and Application) Version 2 of aerosol
Midyan Aldabash, Filiz Bektas Balcik
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Stratospheric Intrusion‐Influenced Ozone Air Quality Exceedances Investigated in the NASA MERRA‐2 Reanalysis [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 K E Knowland +2 more
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Examining the Effect of Salt Dust Storms of Lake Urmia on Vegetation [PDF]
Journal of Hydraulic Structures, 2021 Urmia Lake is one of the largest saline lakes in the world, which has greatly decreased in recent years. It has created many dangers and concerns especially concerning salt dust in its arid areas.
Fariba Golreyhan +3 more
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Validation of MERRA-2 AOT Modeling Data over China Using SIAVNET Measurement
Atmosphere, 2023 The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications version 2 (MERRA-2) Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) dataset is a consistent and comprehensive dataset combining observations from various satellite instruments and other sources with a ...
Shuaiyi Shi, Hao Zhu, Xing Wang
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