Variable names for ESA CCI Soil Moisture

ESA CCI SM variables as in the netcdf image files (and time series from netcdf images) for different products and versions

short_name Parameter Units
dnflag Day / Night Flag  
flag Flag  
freqbandID* Frequency Band Identification  
lat Latitude [degrees_north]
lon Longitude [degrees_east]
mode Satellite Mode  
sensor Sensor Flag  
sm Volumetric Soil Moisture [m3 m-3]
sm_uncertainty Volumetric Soil Moisture Uncertainty [m3 m-3]
t0 Observation Timestamp [days since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC]
time Time [days since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC]
  • “freqbandID” is named “freqband” in older versions (before v3) of the data set.