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| Parameter |
|---|
| Discipline | 2 | land surface products |
| Parameter category | 0 | vegetation/biomass |
| Parameter number | 25 | volumetric soil moisture |
Definition for soil layers 1...X:
| Level |
|---|
| Type of first fixed surface | 151 | soil level** |
| Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of first fixed surface | 0/1/2/3/.../X-1 | n-1 for the n |
-| th soil layer |
| Type of second fixed surface | 151 | soil level* |
* |
| Scale factor of second fixed surface | 0 | |
| Scaled value of second fixed surface | 1/2/3/ |
4-**newly approved level type (WMO release in May 2016)
Level (all but Meteo-France) |
|---|
Type of first fixed surface | | soil layer |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | soil layer number | |
Type of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Scale factor of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
Level (Meteo-France only) |
|---|
Type of first fixed surface | 106 | depth below land surface (m) |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | 0 | |
Scaled value of first fixed surface | 0 | |
Type of second fixed surface | 106 or 167***
| "depth below land surface (m)" or "bottom of root zone"***
|
Scale factor of second fixed surface | 1 or all bits to 1*** | (cm) or missing*** |
Scaled value of second fixed surface | value in cm or all bits to 1*** | 1 or missing*** |
*** valid for the 3rd Meteo-France layer (from surface to the bottom of root zone)