eng UTF8 dataset 2026-05-26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 2 column 0.02600729535569568 row 0.025761548082738908 area projection_y_coordinate projection_x_coordinate theme eng climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 -9999.0 179.81328 -9999.0 83.63197 EASE_column_index uint The column index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data. EASE_row_index uint The row index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data. albedo float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA within the grid cell. albedo_dca float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA within the grid cell. albedo_scah float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-H within the grid cell. albedo_scav float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-V within the grid cell. boresight_incidence float Representative angle between the antenna boresight vector and the normal to the Earth's surface for all footprints within the cell. bulk_density float A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated bulk_density within the 36 km grid cell. clay_fraction float A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated clay fraction within the 36 km grid cell. freeze_thaw_fraction float Fraction of the 36 km grid cell that is denoted as frozen. Based on binary flag that specifies freeze thaw conditions in each of the component 3 km grid cells. grid_surface_status uint Indicates if the grid point lies on land (0) or water (1). landcover_class.Bands_01 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) landcover_class.Bands_02 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) landcover_class.Bands_03 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) landcover_class_fraction.Bands_01 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. landcover_class_fraction.Bands_02 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. landcover_class_fraction.Bands_03 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. latitude_centroid float Weighted average of the latitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell. longitude_centroid float Weighted average of the longitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell. radar_water_body_fraction float The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by water based on the radar detection algorithm. retrieval_qual_flag uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_dca uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_scah uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-H retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_scav uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-V retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. roughness_coefficient float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_dca float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_scah float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-H within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_scav float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-V within the 36 km grid cell. soil_moisture float Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_dca float Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_error float Net uncertainty measure of soil moisture measure for the Earth based grid cell. - Calculation method is TBD. soil_moisture_scah float Representative SCA-H soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_scav float Representative SCA-V soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. static_water_body_fraction float The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by static water based on a Digital Elevation Map. surface_flag uint Bit flags that record ambient surface conditions for the grid cell surface_temperature float Temperature at land surface based on GMAO GEOS-5 data. surface_water_fraction_mb_h float Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer horizontal polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell. surface_water_fraction_mb_v float Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer vertical polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell. tb_3_corrected float Third stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies tb_4_corrected float Fourth stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies tb_h_corrected float Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies. tb_h_uncorrected float Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies. tb_qual_flag_3 uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the 3rd Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_4 uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the 4th Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_h uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the horizontal polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_v uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the vertical polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_time_seconds double Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in seconds since noon on January 1, 2000 UTC. tb_time_utc String Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in UTC. tb_v_corrected float Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies. tb_v_uncorrected float Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies. vegetation_opacity float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the DCA retrieval in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_dca float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the DCA retrieval in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_scah float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the SCA-H retrieval in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_scav float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in the SCA-V retrieval in the grid cell. vegetation_water_content float Representative measure of water in the vegetation within the 36 km grid cell. latitude float Latitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell. longitude float Longitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell. EASE_column_index_pm uint The column index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data. EASE_row_index_pm uint The row index of the 36 km EASE grid cell that contains the associated data. albedo_dca_pm float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA retrievals within the grid cell. albedo_pm float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in DCA retrievals within the grid cell. albedo_scah_pm float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-H retrievals within the grid cell. albedo_scav_pm float Diffuse reflecting power of the Earth's surface used in SCA-V retrievals within the grid cell. boresight_incidence_pm float Representative angle between the antenna boresight vector and the normal to the Earth's surface for all footprints within the cell. bulk_density_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated bulk density within the 36 km grid cell. clay_fraction_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of aggregated clay fraction within the 36 km grid cell. freeze_thaw_fraction_pm float Fraction of the 36 km grid cell that is denoted as frozen. Based on binary flag that specifies freeze thaw conditions in each of the component 3 km grid cells. grid_surface_status_pm uint Indicates if the grid point lies on land (0) or water (1). landcover_class_fraction_pm.Bands_01 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. landcover_class_fraction_pm.Bands_02 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. landcover_class_fraction_pm.Bands_03 float The fraction of the grid cell that contains the most common land cover in that area based on the IGBP landcover map. landcover_class_pm.Bands_01 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) landcover_class_pm.Bands_02 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) landcover_class_pm.Bands_03 ushort An enumerated type that specifies the most common landcover class in the grid cell based on the IGBP landcover map. The array order is longitude (ascending), followed by latitude (descending), and followed by IGBP land cover type descending dominance (only the first three types are listed) latitude_centroid_pm float Weighted average of the latitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell. latitude_pm float Latitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell. longitude_centroid_pm float Weighted average of the longitude of the center of the brightness temperature footprints that fall within the EASE grid cell. longitude_pm float Longitude of the center of the Earth based grid cell. radar_water_body_fraction_pm float The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by water based on the radar detection algorithm. retrieval_qual_flag_dca_pm uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_pm uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the DCA retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_scah_pm uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-H retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. retrieval_qual_flag_scav_pm uint Bit flags that record the conditions and the quality of the SCA-V retrieval algorithms that generate soil moisture for the grid cell. roughness_coefficient_dca_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA retrievals within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in DCA retrievals within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_scah_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-H retrievals within the 36 km grid cell. roughness_coefficient_scav_pm float A unitless value that is indicative of bare soil roughness used in SCA-V retrievals within the 36 km grid cell. soil_moisture_dca_pm float Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_error_pm float Net uncertainty measure of soil moisture measure for the Earth based grid cell. - Calculation method is TBD. soil_moisture_pm float Representative DCA soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_scah_pm float Representative SCA-H soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. soil_moisture_scav_pm float Representative SCA-V soil moisture measurement for the Earth based grid cell. static_water_body_fraction_pm float The fraction of the area of the 36 km grid cell that is covered by static water based on a Digital Elevation Map. surface_flag_pm uint Bit flags that record ambient surface conditions for the grid cell surface_temperature_pm float Temperature at land surface based on GMAO GEOS-5 data. surface_water_fraction_mb_h_pm float Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer horizontal polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell. surface_water_fraction_mb_v_pm float Gain weighted fraction of static water within the radiometer vertical polarization brightness temperature antenna pattern in 36 km Earth grid cell. tb_3_corrected_pm float Third stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies tb_4_corrected_pm float Fourth stokes parameter for each 36 km grid cell calculated with an adjustment for the presence of water bodies tb_h_corrected_pm float Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies. tb_h_uncorrected_pm float Horizontal polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies. tb_qual_flag_3_pm uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the 3rd Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_4_pm uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the 4th Stokes brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_h_pm uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the horizontal polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_qual_flag_v_pm uint Bit flags that represent the quality of the vertical polarization brightness temperature within each grid cell tb_time_seconds_pm double Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in seconds since noon on January 1, 2000 UTC. tb_time_utc_pm String Arithmetic average of the acquisition time of all of the brightness temperature footprints with a center that falls within the EASE grid cell in UTC. tb_v_corrected_pm float Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell adjusted for the presence of water bodies. tb_v_uncorrected_pm float Vertical polarization brightness temperature in 36 km Earth grid cell before adjustment for the presence of water bodies. vegetation_opacity_dca_pm float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in DCA retrievals in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_pm float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in DCA retrievals in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_scah_pm float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in SCA-H retrievals in the grid cell. vegetation_opacity_scav_pm float The measured opacity of the vegetation used in SCA-V retrievals in the grid cell. vegetation_water_content_pm float Representative measure of water in the vegetation within the 36 km grid cell. crs String y double Y coordinate of cell center of output grid (projection_y_coordinate) x double X coordinate of cell center of output grid (projection_x_coordinate) This record was translated from NcML using UnidataDD2MI.xsl Version 2.3.4. 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