Technology developments for an advanced l-band radiometer mission
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Manuel Martin-Neira
Martin Suess
Nikos Karafolas
Petri Piironen
Francois Deborgies
Albert Catalan
Roger Vilaseca
Josée Montero
Montserrat Puertolas
Diego Outumuro
Ignasi Corbella
Israel Duran
Nuria Duffo
Roberto Materni
Teresa Mengual
Miguel Angel Piqueras
Ana Olea
Andres Solana
Joséep Closa
Albert Zurita
Juan Ignacio Ramirez
Olav Breinbjerg
Jeppe Majlund Bjorstorp
Kyriakos Kaslis
Steen S. Kristensen
Roger Oliva
Raul Onrubia
Adriano Camps
Jorge Querol
Abstract
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission was launched 2 Nov 2009 and, to date, is still in good health, providing valuable L-band observations of the Earth surface [1]. A number of products are obtained from these, including thin sea ice [2], frost/thaw soils [3], high winds [4], ocean surface wind [5] and Sun brightness temperature [6], besides the main mission measurements of soil moisture and sea surface salinity [7] [8]. This paper deals with the description and early results of some technology activities conducted by ESA applying the lessons learnt by SMOS and in preparation of an advanced L-band radiometer mission.
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IGARSS 2020-2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Abstract & Overview
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission was launched 2 Nov 2009 and, to date, is still in good health, providing valuable L-band observations of the Earth surface [1]. A number of products are obtained from these, including thin sea ice [2], frost/thaw soils [3], high winds [4], ocean surface wind [5] and Sun brightness temperature [6], besides the main mission measurements of soil moisture and sea surface salinity [7] [8]. This paper deals with the description and early results of some technology activities conducted by ESA applying the lessons learnt by SMOS and in preparation of an advanced L-band radiometer mission.
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- Authors: Manuel Martin-Neira, Martin Suess, Nikos Karafolas, Petri Piironen, Francois Deborgies, Albert Catalan, Roger Vilaseca, Josée Montero, Montserrat Puertolas, Diego Outumuro, Ignasi Corbella, Israel Duran, Nuria Duffo, Roberto Materni, Teresa Mengual, Miguel Angel Piqueras, Ana Olea, Andres Solana, Joséep Closa, Albert Zurita, Juan Ignacio Ramirez, Olav Breinbjerg, Jeppe Majlund Bjorstorp, Kyriakos Kaslis, Steen S. Kristensen, Roger Oliva, Raul Onrubia, Adriano Camps, Jorge Querol
- Venue: IGARSS 2020-2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (2020)
- Research Areas: JCAS & Earth Observation
- DOI: 10.1109/igarss39084.2020.9324378