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Tower at Concordia to calibrate SMOS
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Tower at Concordia to calibrate SMOS

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Long-term observations of the ice-sheet surface are carried out at Concordia station in Antarctica. Since the ice sheet in this area is very stable at 1.4 GHz, it is used to monitor the performance of the SMOS instrument.

SMOS satellite
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SMOS satellite

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Antarctica’s internal temperature
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Antarctica’s internal temperature

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Ice thickness from CryoSat and SMOS
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Ice thickness from CryoSat and SMOS

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Upper composite is hoisted to the top of the tower
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Upper composite is hoisted to the top of the tower

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Upper composite in launch tower
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Upper composite in launch tower

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