SMOS
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is dedicated to making global observations of soil moisture over land and salinity over oceans. By consistently mapping these components in the water cycle, SMOS advances understanding of exchange processes between Earth’s surface and atmosphere and helps improve weather and climate models.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SMOSSoil Moisture and Ocean SalinitySMOS mission
- Name
- SMOS
- Status
- active
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- Description
- ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is dedicated to making global observations of soil moisture over land and salinity over oceans. By consistently mapping these components in the water cycle, SMOS advances understanding of exchange processes between Earth’s surface and atmosphere and helps improve weather and climate models.
- Destination
- Earth
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2009-11-02
- Vehicle Families
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 13:31:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 13:31:23 UTC
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