@article{PAR00005762,
  title = {{SMOS} : the challenging sea surface salinity measurement from space},
  author = {{F}ont, {J}. and {C}amps, {A}. and {B}orges, {A}. and {M}artin-{N}eira, {M}. and {B}outin, {J}. and {R}eul, {N}. and {K}err, {Y}ann and {H}ahne, {A}. and {M}ecklenburg, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}oil {M}oisture and {O}cean {S}alinity, {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency, is the first satellite mission addressing the challenge of measuring sea surface salinity from space. {I}t uses an {L}-band microwave interferometric radiometer with aperture synthesis ({MIRAS}) that generates brightness temperature images, from which both geophysical variables are computed. {T}he retrieval of salinity requires very demanding performances of the instrument in terms of calibration and stability. {T}his paper highlights the importance of ocean salinity for the {E}arth's water cycle and climate; provides a detailed description of the {MIRAS} instrument, its principles of operation, calibration, and image-reconstruction techniques; and presents the algorithmic approach implemented for the retrieval of salinity from {MIRAS} observations, as well as the expected accuracy of the obtained results.},
  keywords = {{A}perture synthesis ; imaging ; microwave radiometry ; remote sensing ; salinity},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {IEEE}},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {649--665},
  ISSN = {0018-9219},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1109/jproc.2009.2033096},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00005762},
}