On Wednesday, September 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (US Mountain Time), this data set may not be available in the legacy data archive due to a planned system maintenance. Earthdata Cloud access will remain available for data sets that have migrated. Users of the SMAP near real-time products should use the NASA LANCE HTTPS File System for data access.
The NSIDC DAAC is retiring access to its legacy, on-premises data archive and transitioning to the NASA Earthdata Cloud as the primary data archive. View planned retirement dates here.
Soil Moisture Active Passive Data (SMAP)
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The following table includes the official SMAP mission data currently available from NSIDC DAAC. These data products have been produced and validated by the SMAP Science Team. The Level 1 products contain raw or calibrated and geolocated instrument measurements from the SMAP Radar and Radiometer; all Level 1 products have a temporal resolution of 49 minutes, the length of time required for the SMAP satellite to complete a half orbit of the Earth. The Level 2 products contain soil moisture retrievals derived from Level 1 products and ancillary files; all Level 2 products are based on half orbits, with a temporal resolution of 49 minutes. The Level 3 products are daily composites of the Level 2 soil moisture and freeze/thaw state data. The Level 4 products provide model-derived root-zone soil moisture and carbon net ecosystem exchange.
