Soil Water Index

Data source provider

Copernicus Global Land Service

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Water indicators

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

Copernicus Global Land Service/Metop ASCAT

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Index

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Location (map)

Time horizon

Backward-Looking

Link

https://land.copernicus.eu/global/products/swi

Frequency

Daily

Time series

2007-current

Accessibility

Proprietary

Observation on data availability/gaps

The Soil Water Index quantifies the moisture condition at various depths in the soil. The soil moisture, up to 5cm soil depth, is recognized as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).