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• News - Operational News

  

  SMOS data distribution resumed

  SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current data.

• News - Operational News

  

  SMOS data outage since 22 February 2024

  SMOS went into safe mode on 22 February 2024 at 05:10 UTC for reasons that are still under investigation.

• News - Data Release news

  

  New reanalysis dataset impacts SMOS Level 3 and 4 sea ice thickness

  On 24 January 2024 the JRA55 reanalysis dataset was terminated and updated with the Japanese Reanalysis for Three Quarters of a Century.

• News - Events and Proceedings

  

  Highlighting the value of SMOS data in space weather applications

  Data from ESA’s SMOS mission are driving many space weather applications, ranging from air navigation, characterisation of solar flares, space weather modelling and ionospheric electron content mapping.

• 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.

• News - General News

  

  SMOS Tools updates

  Updates for two SMOS tools have been released, offering new features and improvements.

• News - Spotlight on EO community

  

  An overview of the SMOS mission

  In this video, Klaus Scipal - Biomass and SMOS Mission Manager - talks about ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission.

• News - Success Stories

  

  SMOS data reveal ecosystems' resistance to drought

  Climate change is rapidly altering the world’s ecosystems, causing extreme weather conditions, such as droughts, to become increasingly frequent. Understanding the factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience to extreme events is vital to develop more effective strategies for climate adaptation and mitigation.

• News - Infographics

  

  Key facts about SMOS Level-1 and Level-2 science data

  Learn about data products from the SMOS mission in our latest infographic.

• News - Events and Proceedings

  

  ESA invites scientists to submit abstracts for EGU 2023

  ESA is calling for researchers to submit abstracts for sessions at the next General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU 2023).

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  Satellites investigate Earth’s terrestrial hydrosphere

  ESA’s Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth’s water cycle is being influenced by humankind.

• News - Success Stories

  

  Satellite data predicts lower wheat crop yield

  In a market pressed with short supply of grain the dry spring weather of 2022 was devastating for European wheat production, according to a new drought monitor that draws on data from ESA’s SMOS Earth observation mission

• Document - Proceedings

  

  EO-Summer-School-6-ESA-explorer-mission-GOCE-earth-gravity-from-space.pdf

  This presentation from ESA's EO Summer School 6 presents the ESA explorer mission GOCE earth gravity from space

• Event - Training

  

  EO Summer School 3

  ESA's series of summer schools, on Monitoring of the Earth System, aims to promote the exploitation of Earth observation data.

• Event - Conference

  

  Living Planet Symposium 2022

  Learn about the 2022 edition of ESA's Living Planet Symposium.

• 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.

• News - Events and Proceedings

  

  Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium

  Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).

• News - Spotlight on EO community

  

  Interviewing Mirko Albani

  ESA’s Heritage Space Programme Manager describes the goals of the programme, some of the challenges involved in preserving and improving 40 years of historical Earth observation data, and his passion for curating this long-term archive.

• News - Thematic area articles

  

  Satellite data central to ocean monitoring

  Over 95% of Earth’s water is found in our oceans, and yet sadly, oceans are under stress from climate change and pollution. Monitoring our oceans is vital for Earth’s survival and satellites are the primary means of long-term and independent observation of our vast ocean bodies and their associated coastal zones.

• News - Data Release news

  

  SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity products documentation updates

  SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity product validation report is now available.