Skip to main content

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

View All Datasets
Filters
Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V002 002 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2017-07-15

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-05

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V003 003 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-05

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2015-10-26

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Land Model Constants V001 001 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADAR 2015-03-31 to 2015-10-26

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5, HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V005 005 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V005 005 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V006 006 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-14

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V006 006 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-14

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V007 007 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2025-07-03

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V008 008 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Analysis Update V008 008 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V004 004 SMAP SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V005 005 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V005 005 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2021-12-06

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V006 006 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-14

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V006 006 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2022-11-14

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V007 007 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to 2025-07-03

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V008 008 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP L4 Global 3-hourly 9 km EASE-Grid Surface and Root Zone Soil Moisture Geophysical Data V008 008 GEOS-5, SMAP NOT APPLICABLE, SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-03-31 to Present

N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SMAP Level 1A Radar Telemetry Product (Version 1) 1 SMAP SAR 2015-02-12 to 2021-11-04

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

You're viewing 350 of 430

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.

Learn More About SMAP
image of SMAP satellite

16 New SMAP Products Now Available

GIBS now has Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) layers available for soil moisture and temperature, snow mass, heterotrophic respiration, and more.

Soil Moisture/Water Content Data Tools

View All Data Tools
Tool Description Services
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
SHOWING 1 OF 1

Frequently Asked Questions

Earthdata Forum

Our online forum provides a space for users to browse thousands of FAQs about research needs, data, and data applications. You can also submit new questions for our experts to answer.

Submit Questions to Earthdata Forumand View Expert Responses

Earthdata
Forum