This document provides an annual summary of the performance of the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) brightness temperature (Tb) monitoring run routinely at the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The period covered is September 2024 to August 2025. Several different monitoring plots are presented, and notable features are discussed in detail. Also, potential improvements to the monitoring system are proposed.
BT - ESA Contract Report DA - 05/2026 DO - 10.21957/82bb23fee4 M1 - SMOS ESL contract 4000130567/20/I-BG M3 - Report N2 -This document provides an annual summary of the performance of the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) brightness temperature (Tb) monitoring run routinely at the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). The period covered is September 2024 to August 2025. Several different monitoring plots are presented, and notable features are discussed in detail. Also, potential improvements to the monitoring system are proposed.
PY - 2026 T2 - ESA Contract Report TI - Annual SMOS brightness temperature monitoring report - 2024/25 UR - ER -