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The SMOS Mission: New Tool for Monitoring Key Elements of the Global Water Cycle

Description : It is now well understood that data on soil moisture and sea surface salinity (SSS) are required to improve meteorological and climate predictions. These two quantities are not yet available globally or with adequate temporal or spatial sampling. It is recognized that a spaceborne L-band radiometer ...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : Interferometry , L-band , sea surface salinity (SSS) , soil moisture , Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) , vegetation water content
Publisher(s) : IEEE
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Source(s) : Proceedings of the IEEE (0018-9219) (IEEE), 2010-05 , Vol. 98 , N. 5 , P. 666-687
Publication Date(s) : 2010-05-01