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Definition
Surface pressure is the atmospheric pressure on the Earth’s surface. It is the mass or weight of the air column lying directly above the Earth’s surface.
Applications
- Environmental issues
- Atmospheric dynamics
- 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 |
| Surface Pressure | Pa | GLDAS Model | 1979 | present | ftp | Y |
Other sources for data
- GLDAS
- NCDC
- NCAR
- NASA/GSFC
Atmos Composition
