Water Floats Confirm SMOS Ocean Salinity Measurements

Water Floats Confirm SMOS Ocean Salinity Measurements

ESA officials are very happy about how the mission is performing to date

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 3rd, 2012
SMOS Team Finally Shuts Down Interfering Radio Signals

SMOS Team Finally Shuts Down Interfering Radio Signals

Numerous stations were broadcasting illegally in the satellite's range

SMOS Reveals How European Soils Lose Moisture

SMOS Reveals How European Soils Lose Moisture

The satellite is extremely capable of conducting such measurements

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 11th, 2012
SMOS Can Track Down Hurricanes

SMOS Can Track Down Hurricanes

The mission was originally developed for mapping ocean salinity

Polar Sea Ice Thickness Is No Mystery for SMOS

Polar Sea Ice Thickness Is No Mystery for SMOS

The mission is proving to be even more versatile than experts thought

Satellite Sees Soils As They Freeze Over

Satellite Sees Soils As They Freeze Over

SMOS has more uses than even its creators thought of

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 8th, 2011
SMOS Keeps an Eye on European Autumn

SMOS Keeps an Eye on European Autumn

The mission is monitoring unusually warm and dry conditions

SMOS' Extreme Accuracy Confirmed in Antarctica

SMOS' Extreme Accuracy Confirmed in Antarctica

Researchers complete thorough mission validation efforts

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 22nd, 2011
SMOS Sees African Drought from Orbit

SMOS Sees African Drought from Orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2010
Anniversary: SMOS Turns 1 in Earth's Orbit

Anniversary: SMOS Turns 1 in Earth's Orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 3rd, 2010
SMOS Reveals the 'Amazon Plume'

SMOS Reveals the 'Amazon Plume'

 
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