What is SMOS?
ESA's Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Earth Explorer mission is a radio telescope in orbit, but pointing back to Earth not space. Its Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis (MIRAS) radiometer picks up faint microwave emissions from Earth's surface to map levels of soil moisture, sea surface salinity, sea ice thickness and others geophysical variable such as wind speed over ocean and freeze / thaw soil state. Read more about this mission in the SMOS multimedia book.
Latest Mission Operations News
SMOS multimedia book12 November 2018A new interactive PDF has been released, providing multimedia information on all aspects of the SMOS mission. SMOS collections maintenance - 27 September 201826 September 2018Due 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. SMOS collections maintenance - 18 September 201817 September 2018Due 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.
Latest Mission Results News
![]() SMOS offers new perspective on hurricanes25 September 2018With 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. ![]() How much water is used for irrigation?11 September 2018Feeding 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. ![]() World Water Week: ESA's role in easing water scarcity27 August 2018Water 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. Eight years of SMOS Arctic sea ice thickness level now available from SMOS Data dissemination portal16 May 2018Daily 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. |
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