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ESA’s first HydroGNSS satellite preps for launch
29 Sep 2025 21:36 GMT
… such as ESA’s SMOS and NASA’s SMAP … a technique called Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflectometry.
… the GNSS. These navigation satellites work by continually transmitting … HydroGNSS and delivering the satellites ready for launch preparations.” …
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Satellites capture dramatic shifts in Earth's forests
06 Aug 2025 08:04 GMT
… used a satellite originally designed to measure soil moisture and ocean salinity to estimate … Soil satellite spots forest trends
Launched in 2009, ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) … Change Initiative. With more satellites coming online and better …
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Story Applications SMOS adds long-term view on carbon stored in forests 01/08/2025 1116 views 35 likes Read
01 Aug 2025 10:35 GMT
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Data from ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used … However, while satellite observations from missions such as SMOS and Biomass … why we’re combining satellite data with on-the … we have to combine multiple satellites – and that’s only …
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Devastating floods in Spain monitored by satellite imagery
10 Nov 2024 22:26 GMT
… flooding.
Earth observation satellites have provided vital imagery … Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites have also recorded extensive … the importance of satellite support in managing disaster … extensive ground saturation. The SMOS satellite, which specializes in …
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Story Applications Devastating floods in Spain witnessed by satellites 05/11/2024 123481 views 123 likes Read
05 Nov 2024 17:02 GMT
… cope with the aftermath, satellite technology has played a crucial … is being updated as new satellite images become available.
The … assessment. US Landsat-8 satellite images captured on 30 October … of the floods.
The SMOS satellite, designed to measure global …
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Sensing soil moisture for better crops
03 Sep 2025 00:12 GMT
… difficult to launch on a satellite. SMAP planners overcame this obstacle … European Space Agency operates the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, which observes the same … product that combines SMOS and SMAP data. The SMAP satellite passes over …
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Solar storm hits GNSS systems Technology News | May 13, 2024 Tractor maker John Deere sent out warnings over the weekend about the impact of the solar storm on its satellite…
13 May 2024 08:27 GMT
… having access to two satellite constellations. The StarFire 7000 … solar flares using three satellites called SMOS and Swarm. Back … sleeve,” says Klaus Scipal, SMOS Mission Manager. “Its versatility, … indeed.”
What the Swarm satellites detect depends on many …
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SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm
26 Mar 2024 14:03 GMT
… up
Surprisingly, ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite was among the first in … , SMOS can detect effects of solar flares on the global navigation satellite … of satellites lost GPS contact with ground stations in South America. SMOS …
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Story Applications SMOS and Swarm team up to spot huge solar storm 26/03/2024 13620 views 23 likes Read
26 Mar 2024 11:07 GMT
… coming days.
SMOS flaring up
Surprisingly, ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite was amongst the … , SMOS can detect effects of solar flares on the global navigation satellite …
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Story Applications Satellites increasingly critical to monitor ocean health 22/02/2024 1527 views 24 likes Read
22 Feb 2024 11:45 GMT
… scientific paper highlights just how satellites are becoming increasingly important … current mission such as the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite and from the Copernicus … Imaging Microwave Radiometer, CIMR, satellites, which will help take our …