JAXA GCOM-W/AMSR2 Soil Moisture & Water-Cycle Products (G-Portal info)
JAXA Earth Observation product page for GCOM-W/AMSR2 Level-2/3 Soil Moisture Content (10/25 km), part of the AMSR2 water-cycle suite that also includes precipitation, snow and integrated water vapour.
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At a glance
- Region
- Japan (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
- Last updated
- 2025
What's inside
- soil moisture
- water cycle parameters
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
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
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
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
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