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Workshop demonstrates benefits of soil moisture data validation tool
3 July 2024
Soil moisture scientists had the opportunity to train with an ESA validation service at a recent workshop. The tool, which is highly rated by the CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation, provides valuable support for validating data.
Updated SMOS documentation available
21 Dec 2021
Updated versions of several SMOS data documents are now available.
Updated Precise Orbit data (POD) for the full ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission available
12 July 2019
The Precise Orbit files (ERS.ORB.POD) for the entire ERS-1 and ERS-2 mission periods have been reprocessed with up-to-date standards.
Update for the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor configuration
5 Dec 2023
An updated configuration of the SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed Processor was deployed at the IFREMER and ESA operational ground segment on 4th December 2023.
Three new Third Party Missions under evaluation
29 July 2019
ICEYE, PlanetScope and Spire under evaluation. Interested users can investigate suitability of the data for scientific and R&D activities.
Special event for 10th anniversary of SMOS
21 Oct 2019
Earth Explorers for Climate - The contribution from SMOS - an event to mark the 10th anniversary of SMOS mission.
SMOS Winds product configuration updates
10 Nov 2023
Since 5 November 2023, several level 1 products used as input to the SMOS winds processor were flagged as warning due to antenna temperature exceeding 29° C for some of the units located in arm-A.
SMOS Tools updates
17 July 2023
Updates for two SMOS tools have been released, offering new features and improvements.
SMOS sea ice thickness reprocessed data now available
18 Jan 2022
The reprocessed SMOS level 3 and 4 sea ice thickness products over the Arctic are now available from the ESA SMOS Dissemination Service.
SMOS sea ice thickness Arctic winter season 2021/2022 data available
18 Nov 2021
SMOS Sea Ice thickness level 3 and level 4 data products are now available for the Arctic winter season 2021/2022.
SMOS reprocessed Sea Surface Wind Speed dataset is now available
1 June 2022
The entire SMOS L1B archive has been reprocessed with the latest version of the Sea Surface Wind Speed processor V300 which was deployed into the SMOS wind near real time service in August 2021.
SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed products back to nominal dissemination
23 May 2023
Following a pause in the dissemination of SMOS Near Real Time Sea Surface Wind Speed data on 2 May, the processor has now been updated and nominal dissemination has resumed.
SMOS level 1 and level 2 products new baseline is now available
28 May 2021
New versions of the SMOS processors for level 1 and 2 were deployed in the operational ground segment on 25 May 2021.
SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity products documentation updates
24 Mar 2022
SMOS L2 Sea Surface Salinity product validation report is now available.
SMOS data outage since 22 February 2024
28 Feb 2024
SMOS went into safe mode on 22 February 2024 at 05:10 UTC for reasons that are still under investigation.
SMOS data distribution resumed
13 Mar 2024
SMOS data distribution to end users was resumed on 12 March 2024 after confirmation of the adequate quality of the current data.
SMOS data advances space weather and ionospheric research
2 Dec 2022
ESA is taking steps to innovate ways to use SMOS data to support solar scientists and the space weather community, as set out in a workshop held recently in ESRIN.
Scientists to showcase value of Earth observation data at EGU
21 Apr 2023
Remote sensing scientists are getting ready to present innovative and exciting applications of satellite data at the European Geosciences Union general assembly which will take place from 24 to 28 April in Vienna, Austria.
Satellite Radar Altimetry: past and future
27 Sept 2018
Satellite radar altimetry measurements yield a wealth of information that can be used for a wide range of applications.
QA4SM Evolution in FRM4SM presented at sixth Soil Moisture Validation Workshop
6 June 2022
The use and distribution of EO Soil Moisture (SM) data calls for rigorous, automated quality assessment procedures.