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Esa's SMOS Mission – Supporting Agricultural Applications
Matthias DruschYann KerrNemesio Rodriguez-fernandezAhmad Al-bitarM. J. EscorihuelaRoberto SabiaSusanne MecklenburgMaria Pilessubject
geographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryAtmospheric modelsVegetationSnowPhysics::GeophysicsAtmosphereBrightness temperatureOrbit (dynamics)Sea iceEnvironmental scienceAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsPhysics::Atmospheric and Oceanic PhysicsInterferometric radiometerRemote sensingdescription
The European Space Agency's (ESA) SMOS mission, in orbit since more than 8 years, carries a passive microwave interferometric radiometer measuring in L-Band and provides accurate global observations of emitted radiation originating from the Earth's surfaces since the atmosphere is almost transparent in this spectral range. In addition, over land the effect of vegetation on the measurements is smaller than for shorter wavelengths. The scientific objectives of the SMOS mission directly respond to the need for global observations of soil moisture and ocean salinity, two key variables used in predictive hydrological, oceanographic and atmospheric models. SMOS observations also provide information on the characterisation of ice and snow covered surfaces and the sea ice effect on ocean-atmosphere heat fluxes and dynamics, which affects large-scale processes of the Earth's climate system.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium |