The MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis, 1980 Onward. Part II: Evaluation and Case Studies

• Main Authors: Darmenov, A., Colarco, P. R., Buchard, V., Beyersdorf, A. J., Yu, H., da Silva, A. M., Ferrare, R., Randles, C. A., Govindaraju, R., Hair, J., Ziemba, L. D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Earth Resources and Remote Sensing; Merra; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20190027472

The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2) is NASAs latest reanalysis for the satellite era (1980-present) using the Goddard Earth Observing System version 5 (GEOS-5) Earth system model. MERRA-2 provides several improvements over its predecessor (MERRA),...