Soil moisture
Measurement Categories: Surface Properties
Description: The moisture of the soil measured near the surface. This includes soil wetness and soil water potential.
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Instruments that produce the measurement
The above measurement is considered scientifically relevant for the following instruments. Refer to the datastream (netcdf) file headers of each instrument for a list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
- ARM Instruments
- External Instruments
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses (ECMWFDIAG)
- European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data (ECMWF)
- Model Output Location Time Series (MOLTS)
- National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System (NCEPGFS)
- Oklahoma Mesonet (OKM)
- Rapid Update Cycle Model Data (RUC)
- Field Campaign Instruments
Datastreams including the measurement
- (ECMWF) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Model Data Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Darwin
- ecmwfmansurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Manus
- ecmwfnausurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, Nauru
- ecmwfsurf - ECMWF: surface measurement, entire coverage
- (ECMWFDIAG) European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts Diagnostic Analyses Datastreams
- ecmwfdarsfcml - ECMWF: model multilevel surface fields at 4 levels, Darwin
- ecmwfsfc - ECMWF: surface variables and fluxes, entire coverage, 1-hr avg
- ecmwfsfcml - ECMWF: model multilevel surface fields at 4 levels, entire coverage
- (MOLTS) Model Output Location Time Series Datastreams
- moltsedassfcclass0 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., basic surface, params, stations
- moltsedassfcclass1 - Model Output Loc. Time Ser. (MOLTS): EDAS meteor. analy., enhanced surface, params, stations
- (NCEPGFS) National Centers for Environment Prediction Global Forecast System Datastreams
- ncepgfsatksfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Atqasuk
- ncepgfsbrwsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Barrow
- ncepgfsdarsfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Darwin
- ncepgfsmansfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at Manus
- ncepgfsnausfc - NCEP GFS: flux variables at Nauru
- ncepgfssfc - NCEP GFS: surface variables at SGP/PYE/NIM
- (RUC) Rapid Update Cycle Model Data Datastreams
- allruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 20-km resolution
- allruc40hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: hybrid analyisis data, 40 km resolution
- allruc40isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric main analysis data, 40-km resolution
- ruc20hybr - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily hybrid analysis data, 20 km resolution
- ruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: daily isobaric analysis data, 20 km resolution
- synruc20isob - Rapid Update Cycle (RUC) model: isobaric output, 20 km grid, averaged to 40 km
- (SWATS) Soil Water and Temperature System Datastreams
- swats - Soil Water and Temperature Profiling System (SWATS): soil temp & water profiles