ESA CCI Soil Moisture v09.2
Multi-decadal merged soil moisture climate data record from 1978-2024 combining active and passive satellite observations. ACTIVE, PASSIVE, and COMBINED products plus root-zone soil moisture at 0.25° daily
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, 0.25°, daily, 1978-2024
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
What's inside
- Soil Moisture
- Root-Zone Soil Moisture
- Climate Data Record
- Multi-Sensor Merged
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Irrigation scheduling
Decide when and how much to irrigate.
Because it has: Soil Moisture
- 02
Water accounting
Track how much water crops actually consume across a command area.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Because it has: Climate Data Record
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Field-scale ET
Estimate crop water use per field by combining satellite and weather with ML.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Predict irrigation demand weeks ahead for canal and pump planning.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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