Overview of Smos Retrievals over Land
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The first dedicated Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission (SMOS) has been launched by the European Space Agency on November 2, 2009. One novel aspect of this innovative spaceborne sensor is the use of the multi incidence angle observations for soil moisture retrieval [1]. The mission will deliver soil moisture products at least once every 3 day morning and evening at a 50 km spatial resolution over the globe.
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