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| | | | | | | ESA and EADS-CASA sign contract to build instrument for the SMOS mission
17 June 2004
| ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission will provide global maps of soil moisture and ocean salinity. Soil moisture data are urgently required for hydrological studies; data on ocean salinity are vital for improving our understanding of ocean circulation patterns. Together, these data will contribute to furthering our knowledge of Earth’s water cycle, and help to improve climate, weather and extreme-event forecasting.
Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab | |  |  | |
| | | | | | ESA and EADS CASA signing the contract to build the instrument which will be carried on ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite.
The people on the podium (from left to right) are:
Emilia Buergo, Director Strategic Programmes, CDTI
Pedro Méndez, CEO, EADS-CASA
Vincente Gómes, Director General, CDTI
José Achache, Director of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA
Andrés Borges, SMOS Project Manager, EADS-CASA | | | | |
| | | | | MIRAS (Microwave Imaging Radiometer using Aperture Synthesis) is a completely new type of instrument - a radiometer that operates between 1400 and 1427 MHz (L-band). It consists of a central structure and three deployable arms, each of which has three segments. The 69 antenna-receiver elements (LICEFs) are distributed over the three arms and central structure. The image shows a detailed view a LICEF.
Credits: ESA - AOES Medialab | | | | |
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| | Related links Earth ExplorersSMOSEADS CASA SpainCDTI - Centre for Development of Industrial TechnologyCentre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)Related articles SMOS approved to move into next phase of development
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