Title :
SMOS measurements preliminary validation against modeled brightness temperatures and external-source salinity data
Author :
Sabia, R. ; Gourrion, J. ; Portabella, M. ; Gabarró, C. ; Talone, M. ; Ballabrera, J. ; Turiel, A. ; Martinez, J. ; Camps, A. ; Aretxabaleta, A.L. ; Monerris, A. ; Font, J.
Author_Institution :
Unitat de Tecnol. Marina (UTM-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Preliminary results obtained during the commissioning phase of the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission are described, devoting special attention to the characterization of the systematic errors found in the measurements and the corresponding impact in the retrieved salinity product. The identified issues and objectives to consolidate and improve the processing chain are also described.
Keywords :
geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; moisture; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing; seawater; soil; SMOS commissioning phase; SMOS measurement validation; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission; external source salinity data; modeled brightness temperature; processing chain; salinity product; Accuracy; Computational modeling; Extraterrestrial measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Temperature measurement; Bias mitigation; SMOS mission; Salinity retrieval;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5651336
