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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree Early Product V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M_EP) at GES DISC | 2.1 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-12-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.0 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1948-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| GLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 monthly 1.0 x 1.0 degree V2.1 (GLDAS_VIC10_M) at GES DISC | 2.1 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | |
| Global Data Set of Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Degree Grid (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| Global Distribution of Plant-Extractable Water Capacity of Soil (Dunne) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1996-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Global Forest Ecosystem Structure and Function Data For Carbon Balance Research | 1 | NOAA-14 | AVHRR | 1897-01-01 to 2006-12-31 |
N: 67.36 S: -42.87 E: 172.75 W: -159.5 |
Shapefile | |
| Global Gridded Surfaces of Selected Soil Characteristics (IGBP-DIS) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM Contents (IGBP-DIS) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1995-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Binary | |
| Global Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| GPM Ground Validation Duke Soil Moisture IPHEx | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | INFRARED THERMOMETERS, TEMPERATURE PROBES, THERMOMETERS | 2014-02-27 to 2014-10-17 |
N: 36.5193 S: 35.3731 E: -81.1315 W: -83.5905 |
ASCII, Binary, Excel, PDF, Word | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETER AND SOIL MOISTURE-TEMPERATURE DATA GCPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RADIOMETERS, THERMISTORS, WCR, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2011-12-05 to 2012-03-03 |
N: 44.2432 S: 44.2232 E: -79.7706 W: -79.7906 |
Excel | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION OKLAHOMA CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY MESONET MC3E | 1 | MESONET | APS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2011-04-22 to 2011-06-06 |
N: 37 S: 33.28 E: -94 W: -103 |
ASCII | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS C3VP V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2007-01-20 to 2007-01-23 |
N: 75 S: 34 E: 23 W: 25 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS LPVEX V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2010-09-21 to 2010-10-21 |
N: 75 S: 34 E: 25 W: 23 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS MC3E V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2011-04-25 to 2011-05-21 |
N: 43 S: 28 E: -91 W: -121 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION SATELLITE SIMULATED ORBITS TWP-ICE V1 | 1 | CRM | DPR, GMI | 2006-01-23 to 2006-02-06 |
N: -10 S: -25 E: 140 W: 125 |
netCDF-3 | |
| GPM Ground Validation USDA ARS Soil Moisture IFloodS V1 | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | PROBES, RAIN GAUGES | 2013-04-16 to 2013-06-04 |
N: 42.5546 S: 42.3183 E: -93.2108 W: -93.5991 |
ASCII, Excel | |
| High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to 2018-01-31 |
N: 40.875 S: 20.875 E: 100.875 W: 66.875 |
netCDF-4, PNG | |
| Hourly Soil Moisture Logger Data, Alberta and Alaska, 2017-2021 | 1 | FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE | 2017-07-24 to 2021-07-29 |
N: 69.6336 S: 56.6564 E: -115.112 W: -148.811 |
CSV | |
| ISLSCP II ECMWF Near-Surface Meteorology Parameters | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1985-01-01 to 1998-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| ISLSCP II Reanalysis Near-Surface Meteorology Data | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
ASCII Grid | |
| Land Surface Atmospheric Boundary Interaction Product L3 V1(LANDMET) at GES DISC | 1 | LANDMET | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | |
| Land Surface Model (LSM 1.0) for Ecological, Hydrological, Atmospheric Studies | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1996-01-15 to 1996-01-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| LBA Regional Derived Soil Properties, 0.5-Deg (ISRIC-WISE) | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | PH METERS | 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 10 S: -25 E: -30 W: -85 |
Binary | |
| LBA-ECO CD-03 Flux-Meteorological Data, km 77 Pasture Site, Para, Brazil: 2000-2005 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-09-01 to 2006-01-01 |
N: -3.0202 S: -3.0202 E: -54.8942 W: -54.8942 |
CSV |
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.
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Feature article describing NASA's SMAP mission and the roles that ASF DAAC will play with distributing the SAR data.
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