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ESA's water mission SMOS

ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission has been designed to observe soil moisture over the Earth's landmasses and salinity over the oceans. Soil moisture data are urgently required for hydrological studies and data on ocean salinity are vital for improving our understanding of ocean circulation patterns.

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The reduced SMOS payload in the Large Space Simulator

SMOS payload in the sunshine

6 September 2005 Yet another milestone for the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) mission has been passed – the 'Thermal Balance Test' for the Structural Thermal Model of the payload has successfully been completed in the Large Space Simulator at ESA-ESTEC's test facilities in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

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Map of Antarctica showing Dome-C and Concordia Station.

Antarctic DOMEX experiment contributes to SMOS mission preparations

24 August 2005 As part of ESA's calibration and validation programme for the Earth Explorer Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission, data collected during the Antarctic DOMEX field campaign have confirmed that this cold and remote wilderness is well suited for extended calibration activities relating to space-borne radiometer missions.

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