Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2
Citing MERRA-2 Data
Please Note: If you use MERRA-2 data in your scientific studies, we request that you include citations to these data in the reference lists of your publication manuscripts. Each MERRA-2 file collection has its own citable DOI. Tables of the MERRA-2 data collection DOIs, and example text for their citation are shown below.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Tables
Digital Object Identifiers are attached to each MERRA-2 variable collection. Users should cite the data used in research papers following these DOI’s.
Example Citation:
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) (2015), inst3_3d_asm_Cp: MERRA-2 3D IAU State, Meteorology Instantaneous 3-hourly (p-coord, 0.625x0.5L42), version 5.12.4, Greenbelt, MD, USA: Goddard Space Flight Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GSFC DAAC), Accessed Enter User Data Access Date at doi: 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV.
Note that complete citations for each file collection are provided at the GES-DISC download site.
See Tables below:
Table 6.1 DOI’s for MERRA-2 hourly file collections.
| Descriptive ShortName | ShortName | DOI NAME |
|---|---|---|
| inst1_2d_asm_Nx | M2I1NXASM | 10.5067/3Z173KIE2TPD |
| inst1_2d_int_Nx | M2I1NXINT | 10.5067/G0U6NGQ3BLE0 |
| inst1_2d_lfo_Nx | M2I1NXLFO | 10.5067/RCMZA6TL70BG |
| inst3_3d_asm_Np | M2I3NPASM | 10.5067/QBZ6MG944HW0 |
| inst3_3d_aer_Nv | M2I3NVAER | 10.5067/LTVB4GPCOTK2 |
| inst3_3d_asm_Nv | M2I3NVASM | 10.5067/WWQSXQ8IVFW8 |
| inst3_3d_chm_Nv | M2I3NVCHM | 10.5067/HO9OVZWF3KW2 |
| inst3_3d_gas_Nv | M2I3NVGAS | 10.5067/96BUID8HGGX5 |
| inst3_2d_gas_Nx | M2I3NXGAS | 10.5067/HNGA0EWW0R09 |
| inst6_3d_ana_Np | M2I6NPANA | 10.5067/A7S6XP56VZWS |
| inst6_3d_ana_Nv | M2I6NVANA | 10.5067/IUUF4WB9FT4W |
| statD_2d_slv_Nx | M2SDNXSLV | 10.5067/9SC1VNTWGWV3 |
| tavg1_2d_adg_Nx | M2T1NXADG | 10.5067/HM00OHQBHKTP |
| tavg1_2d_aer_Nx | M2T1NXAER | 10.5067/KLICLTZ8EM9D |
| tavg1_2d_chm_Nx | M2T1NXCHM | 10.5067/3RQ5YS674DGQ |
| tavg1_2d_csp_Nx | M2T1NXCSP | 10.5067/H0VVAD8F6MX5 |
| tavg1_2d_flx_Nx | M2T1NXFLX | 10.5067/7MCPBJ41Y0K6 |
| tavg1_2d_int_Nx | M2T1NXINT | 10.5067/Q5GVUVUIVGO7 |
| tavg1_2d_lfo_Nx | M2T1NXLFO | 10.5067/L0T5GEG1NYFA |
| tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx | M2T1NXLND | 10.5067/RKPHT8KC1Y1T |
| tavg1_2d_ocn_Nx | M2T1NXOCN | 10.5067/Y67YQ1L3ZZ4R |
| tavg1_2d_rad_Nx | M2T1NXRAD | 10.5067/Q9QMY5PBNV1T |
| tavg1_2d_slv_Nx | M2T1NXSLV | 10.5067/VJAFPLI1CSIV |
| tavg3_3d_mst_Ne | M2T3NEMST | 10.5067/JRUZ3SJ3ZJ72 |
| tavg3_3d_trb_Ne | M2T3NETRB | 10.5067/4I7ZI35QRH8K |
| tavg3_3d_nav_Ne | M2T3NENAV | 10.5067/N5WAKNS1UYQN |
| tavg3_3d_cld_Np | M2T3NPCLD | 10.5067/TX10URJSKT53 |
| tavg3_3d_mst_Np | M2T3NPMST | 10.5067/0TUFO90Q2PMS |
| tavg3_3d_rad_Np | M2T3NPRAD | 10.5067/3UGE8WQXZAOK |
| tavg3_3d_tdt_Np | M2T3NPTDT | 10.5067/9NCR9DDDOPFI |
| tavg3_3d_trb_Np | M2T3NPTRB | 10.5067/ZRRJPGWL8AVL |
| tavg3_3d_udt_Np | M2T3NPUDT | 10.5067/CWV0G3PPPWFW |
| tavg3_3d_odt_Np | M2T3NPODT | 10.5067/S0LYTK57786Z |
| tavg3_3d_qdt_Np | M2T3NPQDT | 10.5067/A9KWADY78YHQ |
| tavg3_3d_asm_Nv | M2T3NVASM | 10.5067/SUOQESM06LPK |
| tavg3_3d_cld_Nv | M2T3NVCLD | 10.5067/F9353J0FAHIH |
| tavg3_3d_mst_Nv | M2T3NVMST | 10.5067/ZXTJ28TQR1TR |
| tavg3_3d_rad_Nv | M2T3NVRAD | 10.5067/7GFQKO1T43RW |
| tavg3_2d_glc_Nx | M2T3NXGLC | 10.5067/9ETB4TT5J6US |
Table 6.2 DOI’s for MERRA-2 monthly mean file collections.
| Descriptive ShortName | ShortName | DOI NAME |
|---|---|---|
| instM_2d_asm_Nx | M2IMNXASM | 10.5067/5ESKGQTZG7FO |
| instM_2d_int_Nx | M2IMNXINT | 10.5067/KVTU1A8BWFSJ |
| instM_2d_lfo_Nx | M2IMNXLFO | 10.5067/11F99Y6TXN99 |
| instM_2d_gas_Nx | M2IMNXGAS | 10.5067/XOGNBQEPLUC5 |
| instM_3d_asm_Np | M2IMNPASM | 10.5067/2E096JV59PK7 |
| instM_3d_ana_Np | M2IMNPANA | 10.5067/V92O8XZ30XBI |
| tavgM_2d_adg_Nx | M2TMNXADG | 10.5067/RZIK2TV7PP38 |
| tavgM_2d_aer_Nx | M2TMNXAER | 10.5067/FH9A0MLJPC7N |
| tavgM_2d_chm_Nx | M2TMNXCHM | 10.5067/WMT31RKEXK8I |
| tavgM_2d_csp_Nx | M2TMNXCSP | 10.5067/BZPOTGJOQKLU |
| tavgM_2d_flx_Nx | M2TMNXFLX | 10.5067/0JRLVL8YV2Y4 |
| tavgM_2d_int_Nx | M2TMNXINT | 10.5067/FQPTQ4OJ22TL |
| tavgM_2d_lfo_Nx | M2TMNXLFO | 10.5067/5V7K6LJD44SY |
| tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx | M2TMNXLND | 10.5067/8S35XF81C28F |
| tavgM_2d_ocn_Nx | M2TMNXOCN | 10.5067/4IASLIDL8EEC |
| tavgM_2d_rad_Nx | M2TMNXRAD | 10.5067/OU3HJDS973O0 |
| tavgM_2d_slv_Nx | M2TMNXSLV | 10.5067/AP1B0BA5PD2K |
| tavgM_2d_glc_Nx | M2TMNXGLC | 10.5067/5W8Q3I9WUFGX |
| tavgM_3d_cld_Np | M2TMNPCLD | 10.5067/J9R0LXGH48JR |
| tavgM_3d_mst_Np | M2TMNPMST | 10.5067/ZRZGD0DCK1CG |
| tavgM_3d_rad_Np | M2TMNPRAD | 10.5067/H3YGROBVBGFJ |
| tavgM_3d_tdt_Np | M2TMNPTDT | 10.5067/VILT59HI2MOY |
| tavgM_3d_trb_Np | M2TMNPTRB | 10.5067/2YOIQB5C3ACN |
| tavgM_3d_udt_Np | M2TMNPUDT | 10.5067/YSR6IA5057XX |
| tavgM_3d_odt_Np | M2TMNPODT | 10.5067/Z2KCWAV4GPD2 |
| tavgM_3d_qdt_Np | M2TMNPQDT | 10.5067/2ZTU87V69ATP |
| statM_2d_slv_Nx | M2SMNXSLV | 10.5067/KVIMOMCUO83U |
| const_2d_asm_NX | M2C0NXASM | 10.5067/ME5QX6Q5IGGU |
Table 6.3 DOI’s for MERRA-2 monthly diurnal mean file collections.
| Descriptive ShortName | ShortName | DOI NAME |
|---|---|---|
| instU_2d_asm_Nx | M2IUNXASM | 10.5067/BOJSTZAO2L8R |
| instU_2d_int_Nx | M2IUNXINT | 10.5067/DGAB3HFEYMLY |
| instU_2d_lfo_Nx | M2IUNXLFO | 10.5067/FC3BVJ88Y8A2 |
| instU_2d_gas_Nx | M2IUNXGAS | 10.5067/TVJ4MHBED39L |
| instU_3d_asm_Np | M2IUNPASM | 10.5067/6EGRBNEBMIYS |
| instU_3d_ana_Np | M2IUNPANA | 10.5067/TRD91YO9S6E7 |
| tavgU_2d_adg_Nx | M2TUNXADG | 10.5067/YZJJXZTFCX6B |
| tavgU_2d_aer_Nx | M2TUNXAER | 10.5067/KPUMVXFEQLA1 |
| tavgU_2d_chm_Nx | M2TUNXCHM | 10.5067/5KFZ6GXRHZKN |
| tavgU_2d_csp_Nx | M2TUNXCSP | 10.5067/9PH5QU4CL9E8 |
| tavgU_2d_flx_Nx | M2TUNXFLX | 10.5067/LUHPNWAKYIO3 |
| tavgU_2d_int_Nx | M2TUNXINT | 10.5067/R2MPVU4EOSWT |
| tavgU_2d_lfo_Nx | M2TUNXLFO | 10.5067/BTSNKAJND3ME |
| tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx | M2TUNXLND | 10.5067/W0J15047CF6N |
| tavgU_2d_ocn_Nx | M2TUNXOCN | 10.5067/KLNAVGAX7J66 |
| tavgU_2d_rad_Nx | M2TUNXRAD | 10.5067/4SDCJYK8P9QU |
| tavgU_2d_slv_Nx | M2TUNXSLV | 10.5067/AFOK0TPEVQEK |
| tavgU_2d_glc_Nx | M2TUNXGLC | 10.5067/7VUPQC736SWX |
| tavgU_3d_cld_Np | M2TUNPCLD | 10.5067/EPW7T5UO0C0N |
| tavgU_3d_mst_Np | M2TUNPMST | 10.5067/ZRSN0JU27DK2 |
| tavgU_3d_rad_Np | M2TUNPRAD | 10.5067/H140JMDOWB0Y |
| tavgU_3d_tdt_Np | M2TUNPTDT | 10.5067/QPO9E5TPZ8OF |
| tavgU_3d_trb_Np | M2TUNPTRB | 10.5067/2A99C60CG7WC |
| tavgU_3d_udt_Np | M2TUNPUDT | 10.5067/DO715T7T5PG8 |
| tavgU_3d_odt_Np | M2TUNPODT | 10.5067/M8OJ09GZP23E |
| tavgU_3d_qdt_Np | M2TUNPQDT | 10.5067/S8HJXIR0BFTS |
