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Microwave Interferometric Radiometry in Remote Sensing: an Invited Historical Review
- Source :
- Radio Science. 49(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2014.
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Abstract
- The launch of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission on 2 November 2009 marked a milestone in remote sensing for it was the first time a radiometer capable of acquiring wide field of view images at every single snapshot, a unique feature of the synthetic aperture technique, made it to space. The technology behind such an achievement was developed, thanks to the effort of a community of researchers and engineers in different groups around the world. It was only because of their joint work that SMOS finally became a reality. The fact that the European Space Agency, together with CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) and CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial), managed to get the project through should be considered a merit and a reward for that entire community. This paper is an invited historical review that, within a very limited number of pages, tries to provide insight into some of the developments which, one way or another, are imprinted in the name of SMOS.
- Subjects :
- Meteorology And Climatology
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Oceanography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Radio Science
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.20150011671
- Document Type :
- Report
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/2013RS005230