Variable names for ESA CCI Soil Moisture

ESA CCI SM variables as in the netcdf image files (and time series from netcdf images) for different products and versions

short_name	Parameter	Units
dnflag	Day / Night Flag
flag	Flag
freqbandID*	Frequency Band Identification
lat	Latitude	[degrees_north]
lon	Longitude	[degrees_east]
mode	Satellite Mode
sensor	Sensor Flag
sm	Volumetric Soil Moisture	[m3 m-3]
sm_uncertainty	Volumetric Soil Moisture Uncertainty	[m3 m-3]
t0	Observation Timestamp	[days since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC]
time	Time	[days since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC]

• “freqbandID” is named “freqband” in older versions (before v3) of the data set.