This operational product is the Metop ASCAT NRT Root Zone Soil Moisture Profile Index at 10km resolution. It supplies the analysed liquid soil moisture profile index for four different soil layers (covering the root zone from the surface to ~3 metres), generated by the ECMWF soil moisture assimilation system at 24 hour time steps. It takes the heritage from H14 which is at lower resolution, with longer timeliness. (Note: H14 is planned to be discontinued in one year from the H26 release).
The product, in netCDF format, will be distributed on EUMETCast, as follows:
EUMETCast Europe
Channel: E1B-SAF-5
Multicast address: 224.223.222.28
PID: 500
EUMETCast Africa
Channel: A1C-SAF-5
Multicast address: 224.223.225.3
PID: 100
EUMETCast Terrestrial
Channel: T01-SAF
Multicast address: 232.223.222.67
Example file name: S-HSAF-h26_2022021500_R01.nc
Users already subscribed to receive H SAF products via EUMETCast will receive this new product automatically. Other users wishing to receive this product should register via our Earth Observation Portal (EOP).
For more information, contact our User Service Helpdesk.
