ESA would like to make the SMOS user community aware of the following workshops:

• Understanding the Carbon and Water Cycles using SMOS Data and Models
• 2nd SMOS Science Conference

A SMOS training course will be organised by CESBIO. The course will be held at ESA-ESAC premises near Madrid (Spain) on 18-22 May 2015 and will precede the 2nd SMOS Science Conference.

The seventh issue of the SMOS newsletter is now available. The SMOS user community is invited to stay up-to-date with the latest news and activities of the SMOS mission in this periodic newsletter.

A field campaign dedicated to SMOS and GOCE has revealed unexpected similarities in the missions' very different types of measurements. This surprising discovery could lead to a better understanding of what is happening deep under the Antarctic ice sheet.

ESA's versatile water mission tracked Asia's recent storms over land and sea.

The Living Planet Symposium has come to a close in Edinburgh, and a week of talking about past, present and future satellite missions, as well as the scientific challenges facing us, has prepared Earth observation for a new chapter.

While ESA's SMOS satellite continues to provide key information on soil moisture and ocean salinity for a better understanding of the water cycle, Living Planet Symposium participants in Edinburgh today heard how the mission is also set to improve weather forecasts.