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Data - Campaigns (Open)
WISE
The objective of WInd and Salinity Experiment 2001 (WISE 2001) was to get more data points and better wind speed (WS) measurements so as to reduce the sensitivity to WS uncertainty.
News - General News
Updated SMOS documentation available
Updated versions of several SMOS data documents are now available.
Event - Workshop
Understanding the Carbon and Water Cycles using SMOS Data and Models
The workshop aimed to bring together the EO, SMOS, Earth system science and modelling communities involved in the observation, characterisation and forecasting of land surface processes and their impacts.
News - Operational News
Transition from FTP to FTPS for SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data dissemination systems
As of 15 April 2024 access to the SMOS, Aeolus and Campaign data will be changed from simple FTP to FTPS.
News - Thematic area articles
Transforming space data into climate action
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
Document - General Reference
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity Mission - SMOS
This document outlines the SMOS mission objectives and the derived scientific mission requirements.
Document - Technical Note
The RA-2 On-Board Tracker and its Autonomous Adaptable Resolution
This technical note describes the complete functionality of the RA-2 on-board Tracker and how its Resolution Selection Logic (RSL) works. It gives a detailed analysis of the algorithm and its configuration parameters.
Document - General Reference
The programmatic and technical challenges of SMOS - A foreword
This online PDF takes a look at the SMOS mission and the challenges the mission faces. A foreword by Volker Liebig.
Document - General Reference
The Nine Candidate Earth Explorer Missions - Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission
This report for assessment addresses the Land-Surface Processes and Interactions mission when it was selected with other nine Earth Explorer missions as a potential candidate for Phase A study.
Document - General Reference
The four Candidate Earth Explorer Core Missions - Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission
This report describes the Land-Surface Processes and Interactions Mission, one of the four Candidate Earth Explorers in 1999.
Document - General Reference
The Envisat Radar Altimeter System (RA-2)
This article was published in the ESA Bulletin Nr. 98 and givesdetails on RA-2 and on its role in the ENVISAT mission.
News - Success Stories
Synergy of space data helps modernise irrigation systems
The growing demands on agriculture, coupled with the climate crisis, are pressurising Earth’s valuable freshwater resources and making assessment of water practices ever more important.
Document - General Reference
SPECTRA-Surface-Processes-and-Ecosystem-Changes-Through-Response-Analysis.pdf
This report describes the SPECTRA mission, one of the candidate Earth Explorers in the second cycle in 2001.
News - Events and Proceedings
Special event for 10th anniversary of SMOS
Earth Explorers for Climate - The contribution from SMOS - an event to mark the 10th anniversary of SMOS mission.
Document - Product Readme Note
SMOS-Wind-Data-Service-Read-Me-First-Note.pdf
A Read Me First Note for the SMOS Wind Data Service (SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor)
Document - General Reference
SMOS-over-land-New-applications-for-ESAs-water-mission.pdf
This is an article extracted from the ESA Bulletin Nr. 152.
Document - Product Document
SMOS-NRT-Product-Format.pdf
This document describes the format of the SMOS NRTP products, and is intended for NRT product users.
Document - Product Document
SMOS-NRT-BUFR-Specification.pdf
This document provides the BUFR specification for the Level 1c SMOS NRT products.
