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/en/products/soil-moisture

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).