SMOS
ESA TV Exchanges
To further address the climate change challenges of today, 2008 will see the launch of Europes SMOS satellite. SMOS, which stands for soil moisture and ocean salinity, is designed to map changes in these elements with unprecedented accuracy. With the results it sends back to us on Earth, SMOS, in a very real way, will be contributing to the European Global Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative
For more information on this subject please check the script that is online as a PDF file under :http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS55697.pdf
A WMV preview clip is online under http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mphi/SMOS_TV_11-02-08_wmphigh.wmv
More backgroud information can be found on: http://www.esa.int/esaLP/LPsmos.html

SMOS : Another step in Europeís climate change challenge.
10:00:40 The sea and air are two of the basic elements which rule our planet. They play a fundamental but complex role in climate where any strong changes are the result of the interaction of these two elements.
Images of the sea and clouds and storms.
10:00:52 To address the climate change challenges of today, 2008 will see the launch of Europeís SMOS satellite. SMOS, which stands for soil moisture and ocean salinity, is designed to map these elements with unprecedented accuracy.
Images of SMOS in clean room ,SMOS animation
10:01:07 Three quarters of the globe is covered in water and its influence is felt everywhere. But itís not only oceans, rivers and lakes that affect the climate but water in all its forms.
Images of sea and ponds
10:01:19 Soil moisture and its evaporation play an important role in weather and climate. Itís part of a well known cycle, with rain, snow or hail landing on the ground crea