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CPC Soil Moisture

Published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 03:40 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 01, 2023 at 12:00 AM
The monthly data set consists of a file containing 1/2 degree monthly averaged soil moisture water height equivalents for the globe from 1948 onwards. Values are model-calculated and not measured directly. Soil moisture is estimated by a one-layer hydrological model (Huang et al., 1996; van den Dool et al, 2003). The model takes observed precipitation and temperature and calculates soil moisture, evaporation and runoff.

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