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GRIB-API definition

NameVolumetric soil moistureAbbreviationvswUnitm3 m-3paramId:260199

 

UERRA details

DefinitionVolumetric soil moisture of a soil layer.
Validityinstantaneous
Comment

Averaged volumetric soil moisture between given levels.

 

WMO GRIB2 definition

Parameter
Discipline2land surface products
Parameter category0vegetation/biomass
Parameter number25volumetric soil moisture
Level
Type of first fixed surface151soil level**
Scale factor of first fixed surface0 
Scaled value of first fixed surface0/1/2/3n-1 for n-th soil layer
Type of second fixed surface151soil level**
Scale factor of second fixed surface0 
Scaled value of second fixed surface1/2/3/4n for n-th soil layer

**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 surface0 
Scaled value of first fixed surfacesoil layer number 
Type of second fixed surfaceall bits to 1missing
Scale factor of second fixed surfaceall bits to 1missing
Scaled value of second fixed surfaceall bits to 1missing
Level (Meteo-France only)
Type of first fixed surface106depth below land surface (m)
Scale factor of first fixed surface0 
Scaled value of first fixed surface0 
Type of second fixed surface106 or 167***
"depth below land surface (m)" or "bottom of root zone"***
Scale factor of second fixed surface1 or all bits to 1***(cm) or missing***
Scaled value of second fixed surfacevalue 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)

 

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