• A new space technology for ocean observation: the SMOS mission 

      Font Ferré, Jordi; Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Duffo Ubeda, Núria; Durán Martínez, Israel; Emelianov Kolomitski, Mikhail; Enrique González, Luis; Fernández Gallego, Pedro; Gabarró Prats, Carolina; González, Cristina; González, Veronica; Gourrion, J.; Guimbard, S.; Hoareau, N.; Julià, A; Kalaroni, S.; Konstantinidou, Anna; Aretxabaleta, L.; Martínez, Justino; Miranda, Jorge Miguel; Monerris Belda, Alessandra; Montero, Sergio; Mourre, B.; Pablos Hernández, Miriam; Pérez Villar, Fernando; Piles Guillem, Maria; Portabella, M.; Sabia, R.; Salvador, Joaquin; Talone, Marco; Torres Torres, Francisco; Turiel Martínez, Antonio; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena; Villarino Villarino, Ramón (2012)
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      Capability for sea surface salinity observation was an important gap in ocean remote sensing in the last few decades of the 20th century. New technological developments during the 1990s at the European Space Agency led to ...
    • Sea surface emissivity observations at L-band: first results of the Wind and Salinity Experiment WISE 2000 

      Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Font Ferré, Jordi; Etcheto, J; Caselles Costa, Vicent; Weill, A; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena; Duffo Ubeda, Núria; Torres Torres, Francisco; Villarino Villarino, Ramón; Enrique, L; Julia, A; Gabarro, C; Boutin, J; Rubio, E; Reising, S; Wursteisen, P.; Berger, M.; Martín Neira, Manuel (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2002-10)
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      Sea surface salinity can be measured by passive microwave remote sensing at L-band. In May 1999, the European Space Agency (ESA) selected the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Earth Explorer Opportunity Mission to ...
    • SMOS CP34 soil moisture and ocean salinity maps 

      Font Ferré, Jordi; Gabarró Prats, Carolina; Ballabrera Poy, Joaquim; Turiel Martínez, Antonio; Martínez, Justino; Umbert, M.; Pérez, Francisco C.; Hoareau, N.; Portabella, M.; González Gambau, Veronica; Gourrion, J.; Guimbard, S.; Piles Guillem, Maria; Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena (2012)
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      This paper presents the soil moisture and ocean salinity maps from the SMOS mission generated operationally by the Spanish SMOS Level 3 and 4 data processing center (CP34) and experimentally by the SMOS Barcelona Expert ...
    • SMOS L3 salinity performances at decreasing sea surface temperature 

      Sabia, R.; Fernández Prieto, D.; Portabella, M.; Gourrion, J.; Font Ferré, Jordi; Talone, Marco; Camps Carmona, Adriano José (2012)
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      A study of the latitudinal trend of the retrieved salinity performances along a Southwards transect has been performed, analyzing the trade-off between geophysical effects in cold seawater and the concomitant temporal ...
    • The WISE 2000 campaign: sea surface salinity and wind retrievals from L-band radiometry 

      Camps Carmona, Adriano José; Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi; Font Ferré, Jordi; Etcheto, Jacqueline; Duffo Ubeda, Núria; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena; Bará Temes, Francisco Javier; Torres Torres, Francisco; Wursteisen, Patrick; Martín Neira, Manuel (International Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2000)
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      Sea surface salinity (SSS) has been recognized as a key parameter in climatological studies. SSS can be measured by passive microwave remote sensing at L band, where the sensitivity of the brightness temperatures shows a ...