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Soil Moisture/Water Content Data Access and Tools
NASA has soil moisture and water content datasets that help researchers characterize the condition of soil around the world. Access a range of data and data tools such as the Soil Moisture Visualizer, Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA), and AppEEARS to make the most of soil moisture data.
Soil Moisture/Water Content Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirMOSS: L4 Modeled Volumetric Root Zone Soil Moisture, 2012-2015 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 2012-09-21 to 2015-09-28 |
N: 54.1254 S: 19.1247 E: -68.1237 W: -123.283 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 downscaled surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
31 Kilometers x 31 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 10 km x 10 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_DS_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
10 Kilometers x 10 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR2/GCOM-W1 surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V001 (LPRM_AMSR2_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 001 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2012-07-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/AMSR2 Unified L2B Half-Orbit 25 km EASE-Grid Surface Soil Moisture V001 | 1 | Aqua, GCOM-W1 | AMSR-E, AMSR2 | 2012-07-02 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Surface Soil Moisture, Interpretive Parameters, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-18 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua L2B Surface Soil Moisture, Ancillary Parms, & QC EASE-Grids V003 | 3 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-01 to 2011-10-04 |
N: 89.24 S: -89.24 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS5 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua level 3 global monthly Surface Soil Moisture Averages V005 (AMSRE_AVRMO) at GES DISC | 005 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-10-01 to 2011-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua level 3 global monthly Surface Soil Moisture Standard Deviation V005 (AMSRE_STDMO) at GES DISC | 005 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-10-01 to 2011-09-30 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L2B V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_SOILM2) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
38 Kilometers x 38 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km ascending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_A_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LPRM) L3 1 day 25 km x 25 km descending V002 (LPRM_AMSRE_D_SOILM3) at GES DISC | 002 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua surface soil moisture (LSMEM) L3 1 day 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V001 (WC_LSMEM_SOILM_025) at GES DISC | 001 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.25 Decimal Degrees x 0.25 Decimal Degrees | |
| Aquarius L2 Swath Single Orbit Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF, XML | |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Daily Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture Climatology V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
| Aquarius L3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture V005 | 5 | SAC-D | AQUARIUS_RADIOMETER | 2011-08-25 to 2015-06-07 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | HDF, XML |
Featured Observation Method: SMAP
The Soil Moisture Active-Passive (SMAP) platform is a satellite that measures the surface moisture and freeze-thaw state of soil around the world approximately every three days. SMAP data contributes to understanding regional water cycles, ecosystem productivity, and natural processes involving water, energy, and carbon. SMAP's high-resolution data are helpful for weather, flood, and drought forecasting, and predicting agricultural productivity.
GIBS now has Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) layers available for soil moisture and temperature, snow mass, heterotrophic respiration, and more.
This webinar will compare sea surface salinity data collected by the Aquarius and SMAP missions. We will showcase data visualization and data access tools available through NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center.
NASA's SMAP team turns raw satellite data into more than a dozen data products for data users around the world.
9 MIN READ
Feature article describing NASA's SMAP mission and the roles that ASF DAAC will play with distributing the SAR data.
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