Upper Missouri River Basin Data Value Study for Improved Satellite and Land Surface Model Soil Moisture Product

Montana Mesonet Soil Moisture with Lifted SM5 Model Data This dataset contains soil moisture observations and modeled estimates for the Montana Mesonet in situ soil moisture network. Variables: station_id: Station identifier name mesonet: Mesonet network name timestamp: Date and time (format: YYYYMMDD) lat: Latitude (degrees) lon: Longitude (degrees) api: Antecedent Precipitation Index (mm) sm5: Observed/Lifted Model Soil moisture at 5 cm depth (m³/m³) sm10: Observed Soil moisture at 10 cm depth (m³/m³) sm20: Observed Soil moisture at 20 cm depth (m³/m³) measure_type: indicator of soil moisture value at depth of 5cm "obs" = direct observation "mlr" = multiple linear regression estimate from lifted SM5 model