Variable naming for different versions of SMOS¶

This is a full list of all available variables in each image. These parameters can be passed to the repurpose routine to create time series.

Parameter	Long Name	Units
Days	Number of Days since 1/1/2000
Processing_Flags	Processing Flags
Quality_Flag	0: data OK, 1: data not recommended, 2: missing data
RMSE	RMSE TBmeas. TB modeled
Scene_Flags	Scene Flags
Soil_Moisture	Soil Moisture	m ³ m ^-3
Soil_Moisture_StdError	Soil Moisture standard error	m ³ m ^-3
Soil_Temperature_Level1	ECMWF Soil Temperature at surface level 1	Kelvin
UTC_Microseconds	Microseconds	micros.
UTC_Seconds	Number of Seconds	s

Parameter	Long Name	Units
QUAL	Quality index 1.0 highest quality
RZSM	Root Zone Soil Moisture	m3/m3

Parameter	Long Name	Units
Quality	-1: missing data, 0: data not recommended, 1: data OK
RZSM	Retrieved Root Zone Soil Moisture	m3/m3

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