GRIB-API definition
Name | Liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) | Abbreviation | liqvsm | Unit | m3 m-3 | paramId: | 260210 |
UERRA details
Definition | Liquid non-frozen volumetric soil moisture on a soil layer. |
Validity | instantaneous |
Comment | Sea points should be set as missing values. To interpret soil moisture and to compare different models the Soil Wetness Index (SWI) is used: |
WMO GRIB2 definition
Parameter | ||
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Discipline | 2 | land surface products |
Parameter category | 3 | soil products |
Parameter number | 10 | liquid volumetric soil moisture (non-frozen) |
Level | ||
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Type of first fixed surface | soil layer | |
Scale factor of first fixed surface | all bits to 1 | missing |
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 |