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Definition
Near surface specific humidity is the ratio of the mass of water vapor within a given mass of air near the Earth’s surface. It is usually expressed in weight of the water vapor per unit weight of the air at specified temperature.
Applications
- Environmental issues
- Weather forecast
- Global climate change
GES DISC Datasets
To access products that have specific parameter click on the corresponding 'data access' links in the table below.
| Begin Date | End Date | Access | Doc |
| Near Surface Specific Humidity | Kg/Kg | GLDAS Model | 1979 | present | ftp | Y |
Other sources for data
- GLDAS
- NCDC
Atmos Composition
