Annual SMOS brightness temperature monitoring report - 2023/24

Title
Annual SMOS brightness temperature monitoring report - 2023/24
Report
Date Published
01/2025
Series/Collection
ESA Contract Report
Document Number
SMOS ESL contract 4000130567/20/I-BG
Author
Kirsti Salonen
Pete Weston
Abstract 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 2023 to August 2024. Several different monitoring plots are presented, and notable features are discussed in detail. Also, potential improvements to the monitoring system are proposed.
URL https://www.ecmwf.int/en/elibrary/81635-annual-smos-brightness-temperature-monitoring-report-2023-24
DOI 10.21957/8f6b3808fa