Due to maintenance, the data collections on the ESA SMOS Online dissemination tool will be unavailable on Thursday 27 September 2018, from 09:00 to 11:00 CEST.

Due to maintenance, the data collections on the ESA SMOS Online dissemination tool will be unavailable on Tuesday 18 September 2018, from 09:00 to 12:00 CEST.

SMOS online Science data are now freely available on the SMOS Online Dissemination Service, without needing to take additional registration steps to access the data.

With recent stories in the news about the devastation brought by hurricanes and typhoons to the US and Asia, we are reminded of how important it is to predict the paths of these mighty storms and also learn more about how they develop. Many satellites have eyes on storms, but ESA's SMOS mission can offer an entirely new perspective.

Feeding a growing global population is a major concern, but efforts to grow more food will place an added burden on precious supplies of freshwater. New research shows how measurements of soil moisture from space could be used to understand how much water is used for agriculture and potentially help farmers manage consumption.

Water is crucial to life on Earth. But today, its overexploitation and pollution present challenges for the environment, economies and global living standards. These issues are addressed by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the annual World Water Week, which runs from 26-31 August 2018 in Stockholm.

Daily maps of sea ice thickness based on SMOS Observations, covering the winter seasons in the Arctic for the period of October-April from year 2010/2011 to year 2017/2018, are now available from the SMOS Data dissemination portal.