Variables in this Dataset

/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_scah: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_scah
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-H within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_scav: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_scav
valid_min: 0.
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-V within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/static_water_body_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/static_water_body_fraction
valid_min: 0.
long_name: The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by static water based on a Digital Elevation Map.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_scav: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_scav
long_name: Representative SCA-V soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/boresight_incidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/boresight_incidence
long_name: Representative angle between the antenna boresight vector and the normal to the Earth's surface for all footprints within the cell.
units: degrees
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 90.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_time_utc: Array of Strings [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_time_utc
long_name: Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in UTC.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_dca: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_dca
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the DCA retrieval in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_h: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_h
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the horizontal polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell
_FillValue: 65534
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s, 4096s, 8192s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: Horizontal_polarization_quality Horizontal_polarization_range Horizontal_polarization_RFI_detection Horizontal_polarization_RFI_correction Horizontal_polarization_NEDT Horizontal_polarization_direct_sun_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_sun_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_moon_correction Horizontal_polarization_direct_galaxy_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_galaxy_correction Horizontal_polarization_atmosphere_correction Horizontal_polarization_Faraday_rotation_correction Horizontal_polarization_null_value_bit Horizontal_polarization_water_correction Horizontal_polarization_RFI_check Horizontal_polarization_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/landcover_class: Array of Bytes [ = 0..405][ = 0..963][ = 0..2]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/landcover_class
_FillValue: 254
long_name: An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed)
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/EASE_row_index: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/EASE_row_index
long_name: The row index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 405
_FillValue: 65534
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_h_uncorrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_h_uncorrected
long_name: Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_v_corrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_v_corrected
long_name: Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_4_corrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_4_corrected
long_name: Fourth stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude_centroid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude_centroid
long_name: Weighted average of the longitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell.
units: degrees
valid_min: -180.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 179.9989929
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_scah: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_scah
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the SCA-H retrieval in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_scah: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_scah
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-H retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_dca: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_dca
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
long_name: Longitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell.
units: degrees_east
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/landcover_class_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963][ = 0..2]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/landcover_class_fraction
valid_min: 0.
long_name: The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude
long_name: Latitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell.
units: degrees_north
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_dca
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_water_content: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_water_content
long_name: Representative measure of water in the vegetation within the 36 km grid cell.
units: kg/m**2
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 20.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_v_uncorrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_v_uncorrected
long_name: Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_scav: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_scav
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-V within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_scah: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_scah
long_name: Representative SCA-H soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_water_fraction_mb_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_water_fraction_mb_h
long_name: Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer horizontal polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_scah: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/roughness_coefficient_scah
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-H within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture
long_name: Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
valid_min: 0.01999999955
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_3_corrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_3_corrected
long_name: Third stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_3: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_3
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the 3rd Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 4096s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: 3rd_Stokes_quality 3rd_Stokes_range 3rd_Stokes_RFI_detection 3rd_Stokes_RFI_correction 3rd_Stokes_NEDT 3rd_Stokes_direct_sun_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_sun_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_moon_correction 3rd_Stokes_direct_galaxy_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_galaxy_correction 3rd_Stokes_atmosphere_correction 3rd_Stokes_null_value_bit 3rd_Stokes_RFI_check 3rd_Stokes_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_4: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_4
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the 4th Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 4096s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: 4th_Stokes_quality 4th_Stokes_range 4th_Stokes_RFI_detection 4th_Stokes_RFI_correction 4th_Stokes_NEDT 4th_Stokes_direct_sun_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_sun_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_moon_correction 4th_Stokes_direct_galaxy_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_galaxy_correction 4th_Stokes_atmosphere_correction 4th_Stokes_null_value_bit 4th_Stokes_RFI_check 4th_Stokes_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_h_corrected: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_h_corrected
long_name: Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
valid_min: 0.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_water_fraction_mb_v: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_water_fraction_mb_v
long_name: Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer vertical polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/grid_surface_status: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/grid_surface_status
long_name: Indicates if the grid point lies on land (0) or water (1).
_FillValue: 65534
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_time_seconds: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_time_seconds
long_name: Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in seconds since noon on January 1, 2000 UTC.
units: seconds
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.90000000002
valid_max: 940000000.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_dca: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_dca
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the DCA retrieval in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/bulk_density: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/bulk_density
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated bulk_density within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 2.650000095
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_error: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_error
long_name: Net uncertainty measure of soil moisture measure for the Earth based grid cell. - Calculation method is TBD.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 0.200000003
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/radar_water_body_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/radar_water_body_fraction
long_name: The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by water based on the radar detection algorithm.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_v: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/tb_qual_flag_v
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the vertical polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s, 4096s, 8192s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: Vertical_polarization_quality Vertical_polarization_range Vertical_polarization_RFI_detection Vertical_polarization_RFI_correction Vertical_polarization_NEDT Vertical_polarization_direct_sun_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_sun_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_moon_correction Vertical_polarization_direct_galaxy_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_galaxy_correction Vertical_polarization_atmosphere_correction Vertical_polarization_Faraday_rotation_correction Vertical_polarization_null_value_bit Vertical_polarization_water_correction Vertical_polarization_RFI_check Vertical_polarization_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude_centroid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude_centroid
long_name: Weighted average of the latitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell.
units: degrees
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/EASE_column_index: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/EASE_column_index
long_name: The column index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 963
_FillValue: 65534
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_temperature: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_temperature
long_name: Temperature at land surface based on GMAO GEOS-5 data.
units: Kelvins
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 350.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_dca: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture_dca
long_name: Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
valid_min: 0.01999999955
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/soil_moisture
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_scav: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/retrieval_qual_flag_scav
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-V retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/freeze_thaw_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/freeze_thaw_fraction
long_name: Fraction of the 36 km grid cell that is denoted as frozen. Based on binary flag that specifies freeze thaw conditions in each of the component 3 km grid cells.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/surface_flag
long_name: Bit flags that record ambient surface conditions for the grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s
flag_meanings: 36_km_static_water_body 36_km_radar_water_body_detection 36_km_coastal_proximity 36_km_urban_area 36_km_precipitation 36_km_snow_or_ice 36_km_permanent_snow_or_ice 36_km_radiometer_frozen_ground 36_km_model_frozen_ground 36_km_mountainous_terrain 36_km_dense_vegetation 36_km_nadir_region
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_scav: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/vegetation_opacity_scav
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the SCA-V retrieval in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_dca: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo_dca
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/albedo
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/clay_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/clay_fraction
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated clay fraction within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/bulk_density_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/bulk_density_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated bulk density within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 2.650000095
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/boresight_incidence_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/boresight_incidence_pm
long_name: Representative angle between the antenna boresight vector and the normal to the Earth's surface for all footprints within the cell.
units: degrees
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 90.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/EASE_row_index_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/EASE_row_index_pm
long_name: The row index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 405
_FillValue: 65534
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/static_water_body_fraction_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/static_water_body_fraction_pm
long_name: The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by static water based on a Digital Elevation Map.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/freeze_thaw_fraction_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/freeze_thaw_fraction_pm
long_name: Fraction of the 36 km grid cell that is denoted as frozen. Based on binary flag that specifies freeze thaw conditions in each of the component 3 km grid cells.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_dca_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_dca_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA retrievals within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA retrievals within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_dca_pm
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_flag_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_flag_pm
long_name: Bit flags that record ambient surface conditions for the grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s
flag_meanings: 36_km_static_water_body 36_km_radar_water_body_detection 36_km_coastal_proximity 36_km_urban_area 36_km_precipitation 36_km_snow_or_ice 36_km_permanent_snow_or_ice 36_km_radar_frozen_ground 36_km_model_frozen_ground 36_km_mountainous_terrain 36_km_dense_vegetation 36_km_nadir_region
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_pm
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_h_corrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_h_corrected_pm
long_name: Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_scav_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_scav_pm
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-V retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_pm
long_name: Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_scav_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_scav_pm
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-V retrievals within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_water_fraction_mb_v_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_water_fraction_mb_v_pm
valid_min: 0.
_FillValue: -9999.
long_name: Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer vertical polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_scav_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_scav_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-V retrievals within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_4_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_4_pm
_FillValue: 65534
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the 4th Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 4096s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: 4th_Stokes_quality 4th_Stokes_range 4th_Stokes_RFI_detection 4th_Stokes_RFI_correction 4th_Stokes_NEDT 4th_Stokes_direct_sun_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_sun_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_moon_correction 4th_Stokes_direct_galaxy_correction 4th_Stokes_reflected_galaxy_correction 4th_Stokes_atmosphere_correction 4th_Stokes_null_value_bit 4th_Stokes_RFI_check 4th_Stokes_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_3_corrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_3_corrected_pm
long_name: Third stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_dca_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_dca_pm
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_pm
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_scav_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_scav_pm
long_name: Representative SCA-V soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_scah_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/retrieval_qual_flag_scah_pm
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
long_name: Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-H retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_meanings: Retrieval_recommended Retrieval_attempted Retrieval_success FT_retrieval_success
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_scah_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_scah_pm
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in SCA-H retrievals in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_v_uncorrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_v_uncorrected_pm
units: Kelvin
valid_min: 0.
long_name: Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_scah_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/roughness_coefficient_scah_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-H retrievals within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_h_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_h_pm
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the horizontal polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s, 4096s, 8192s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: Horizontal_polarization_quality Horizontal_polarization_range Horizontal_polarization_RFI_detection Horizontal_polarization_RFI_correction Horizontal_polarization_NEDT Horizontal_polarization_direct_sun_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_sun_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_moon_correction Horizontal_polarization_direct_galaxy_correction Horizontal_polarization_reflected_galaxy_correction Horizontal_polarization_atmosphere_correction Horizontal_polarization_Faraday_rotation_correction Horizontal_polarization_null_value_bit Horizontal_polarization_water_correction Horizontal_polarization_RFI_check Horizontal_polarization_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/clay_fraction_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/clay_fraction_pm
long_name: A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated clay fraction within the 36 km grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/latitude_centroid_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/latitude_centroid_pm
long_name: Weighted average of the latitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell.
units: degrees
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/EASE_column_index_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/EASE_column_index_pm
long_name: The column index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 963
_FillValue: 65534
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_time_seconds_pm: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_time_seconds_pm
long_name: Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in seconds since noon on January 1, 2000 UTC.
units: seconds
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.90000000002
valid_max: 940000000.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_4_corrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_4_corrected_pm
long_name: Fourth stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_error_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_error_pm
long_name: Net uncertainty measure of soil moisture measure for the Earth based grid cell. - Calculation method is TBD.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 0.200000003
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/landcover_class_pm: Array of Bytes [ = 0..405][ = 0..963][ = 0..2]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/landcover_class_pm
_FillValue: 254
long_name: An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed)
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_time_utc_pm: Array of Strings [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_time_utc_pm
long_name: Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in UTC.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_dca_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_dca_pm
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA retrievals within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/longitude_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/longitude_pm
long_name: Longitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell.
units: degrees_east
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 179.9989929
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_3_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_3_pm
_FillValue: 65534
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the 3rd Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 4096s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: 3rd_Stokes_quality 3rd_Stokes_range 3rd_Stokes_RFI_detection 3rd_Stokes_RFI_correction 3rd_Stokes_NEDT 3rd_Stokes_direct_sun_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_sun_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_moon_correction 3rd_Stokes_direct_galaxy_correction 3rd_Stokes_reflected_galaxy_correction 3rd_Stokes_atmosphere_correction 3rd_Stokes_null_value_bit 3rd_Stokes_RFI_check 3rd_Stokes_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_dca_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_dca_pm
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in DCA retrievals in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_v_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_qual_flag_v_pm
long_name: Bit flags that represent the quality of the vertical polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
_FillValue: 65534
flag_masks: 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s, 64s, 128s, 256s, 512s, 1024s, 2048s, 4096s, 8192s, 16384s, 32768s
flag_meanings: Vertical_polarization_quality Vertical_polarization_range Vertical_polarization_RFI_detection Vertical_polarization_RFI_correction Vertical_polarization_NEDT Vertical_polarization_direct_sun_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_sun_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_moon_correction Vertical_polarization_direct_galaxy_correction Vertical_polarization_reflected_galaxy_correction Vertical_polarization_atmosphere_correction Vertical_polarization_Faraday_rotation_correction Vertical_polarization_null_value_bit Vertical_polarization_water_correction Vertical_polarization_RFI_check Vertical_polarization_RFI_clean
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/radar_water_body_fraction_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/radar_water_body_fraction_pm
valid_min: 0.
long_name: The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by water based on the radar detection algorithm.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_scah_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_scah_pm
long_name: Representative SCA-H soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_dca_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_dca_pm
long_name: Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell.
units: cm**3/cm**3
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.01999999955
valid_max: 0.5
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/soil_moisture_pm
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/landcover_class_fraction_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963][ = 0..2]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/landcover_class_fraction_pm
valid_min: 0.
long_name: The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_pm
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in DCA retrievals in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_dca_pm
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_water_fraction_mb_h_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_water_fraction_mb_h_pm
valid_min: 0.
long_name: Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer horizontal polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/longitude_centroid_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/longitude_centroid_pm
long_name: Weighted average of the longitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell.
units: degrees
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 179.9989929
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_pm
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA retrievals within the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
HDF5_HARDLINK: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_dca_pm
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_water_content_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_water_content_pm
long_name: Representative measure of water in the vegetation within the 36 km grid cell.
units: kg/m**2
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 20.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_scah_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/albedo_scah_pm
valid_min: 0.
long_name: Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-H retrievals within the grid cell.
valid_max: 1.
_FillValue: -9999.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_h_uncorrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_h_uncorrected_pm
long_name: Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/latitude_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/latitude_pm
long_name: Latitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell.
units: degrees_north
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_v_corrected_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/tb_v_corrected_pm
long_name: Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies.
units: Kelvin
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 330.
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_scav_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/vegetation_opacity_scav_pm
long_name: The measured opacity of the vegetation used in SCA-V retrievals in the grid cell.
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: -999999.875
valid_max: 999999.875
_FillValue: -9999.
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/grid_surface_status_pm: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/grid_surface_status_pm
long_name: Indicates if the grid point lies on land (0) or water (1).
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
_FillValue: 65534
/Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_temperature_pm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..405][ = 0..963]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_PM/surface_temperature_pm
long_name: Temperature at land surface based on GMAO GEOS-5 data.
units: Kelvins
coordinates: /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/latitude /Soil_Moisture_Retrieval_Data_AM/longitude
valid_min: 0.
valid_max: 350.
_FillValue: -9999.