2000 days of SMOS at the Barcelona Expert Centre: a tribute to the work of Jordi Font

Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) is the first satellite mission capable of measuring sea surface salinity and soil moisture from space. Its novel instrument (the L-band radiometer MIRAS) has required the development of new algorithms to process SMOS data, a challenging task due to many proces...

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Autores: Turiel Martínez, Antonio, Piles Guillem, Maria|||0000-0002-1169-3098, González Gambau, V., Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim, Gabarró Prats, Carolina, Martinez, Justino, Olmedo, Estrella, Portabella, Marcos, Pérez López, Fernando, Solé Ollé, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/100609
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/100609
https://dx.doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04291.15A
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Soil moisture--Measurement
Salinity
Remote sensing
Oceanography
SMOS
Ocean circulation
Soil moisture
Sea ice
Radiometry
Sòls -- Humitat -- Mesurament
Salinitat
Teledetecció
Oceanografia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Oceanografia
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Sumario:Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) is the first satellite mission capable of measuring sea surface salinity and soil moisture from space. Its novel instrument (the L-band radiometer MIRAS) has required the development of new algorithms to process SMOS data, a challenging task due to many processing issues and the difficulties inherent in a new technology. In the wake of SMOS, a new community of users has grown, requesting new products and applications, and extending the interest in this novel brand of satellite services. This paper reviews the role played by the Barcelona Expert Centre under the direction of Jordi Font, SMOS co-principal investigator. The main scientific activities and achievements and the future directions are discussed, highlighting the importance of the oceanographic applications of the mission.

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