Data Sets
The following tables list the NASA Aquarius data products currently available from NSIDC. To access the documentation and data, click on the data set title.
Aquarius Data Products
Data Set |
Data Coverage |
Data Resolution |
Parameters |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Temporal | Spatial | Temporal | ||
Aquarius Level-2 Swath Single Orbit Soil Moisture (AQ2_SM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 3 beams of spatial resolution 76 x 94 km (inner), 84 x 120 km (middle) 96 x 156 km (outer) | 7 days global coverage | Soil moisture estimate Brightness temperature at the surface Backscatter coefficient at the surface |
Aquarius Level-3 Gridded 1-Degree Daily Soil Moisture (AQ3_DYSM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 1 degree | Daily | Soil moisture |
Aquarius Level-3 Gridded 1-Degree Weekly Soil Moisture (AQ3_WKSM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 1 degree | Weekly | Soil moisture |
Aquarius Level-3 Gridded 1-Degree Monthly Soil Moisture (AQ3_MOSM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 1 degree | Monthly | Soil moisture |
Aquarius Level-3 Gridded 1-Degree Seasonal Soil Moisture (AQ3_SNSM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 1 degree | Seasonal | Soil moisture |
Aquarius Level-3 Gridded 1-Degree Annual Soil Moisture (AQ3_ANSM) |
Global | 25 August 2011 to present | 1 degree | Annual | Soil moisture |
