Surface Soil Moisture

Definition

Relative water content of the top few centimeters soil, describing how wet or dry the soil is in its topmost layer, expressed in percent water content

GEOGLAM Agriculture Indicator Category

Productivity

Agricultural Land Includes or is Indicated by

All agricultural land

EAV Stewards

Catherine Champagne

Within Season Requirements:

Application or Policy Supported	Related Variables	Frequency of Update	Spatial Unit
Early Warning Farm Support Programs (Drought, Trafficability, Lodging) Water Management SDG 6.4	Root Zone Soil Moisture, Crop Yield Estimate, Crop Yield Forecast, Crop Condition Assessment, Rangeland Condition Assessment, Irrigated Cropland Map Crop type Mask, Rangeland Mask, LAI, LST, Soil Surface Roughness or Soil disturbance	1-3 days over non-frozen soils	Field Scale

Application or Policy Supported

Frequency of Update

Spatial Unit

Early Warning
Farm Support Programs (Drought, Trafficability, Lodging)
Water Management
SDG 6.4

1-3 days over non-frozen soils

Field Scale