@article{PAR00011065,
  title = {{SMOS} radiometer in the 1400-1427-{MH}z passive band : impact of the {RFI} environment and approach to its mitigation and cancellation},
  author = {{D}aganzo-{E}usebio, {E}. and {O}liva, {R}. and {K}err, {Y}ann and {N}ieto, {S}. and {R}ichaume, {P}. and {M}ecklenburg, {S}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}oil {M}oisture and {O}cean {S}alinity ({SMOS}) radiometer operates within the {E}arth {E}xploration {S}atellite {S}ervice passive band at 1400-1427 {MH}z. {S}ince its launch in {N}ovember 2009, {SMOS} images are strongly impacted by radio frequency interference ({RFI}). {S}o far > 500 {RFI} sources distributed worldwide have been detected. {U}p to 42% of these {RFI}s could be suppressed thanks to the co-operation of the {N}ational {S}pectrum {M}anagement {A}uthorities. {S}ome of the strongest {RFI} sources might mask other weaker sources underneath, hence it is expected the total number of {RFI} detected may increase as strong ones are progressively identified and switched off. {M}ost {RFI}s are located in {A}sia and {E}urope, which together hold similar to 73% of the active sources and > 90% of the strongest interference. {T}he areas affected by {RFI} may experience either an underestimation in the retrieved values of soil moisture and ocean salinity or data loss, with the associated detrimental impact on the scientific return. {ESA} and the teams participating in {SMOS} mission have put in place different strategies to alleviate this {RFI} situation.},
  keywords = {{I}nterference ; radiometry ; radio spectrum management},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {T}ransactions on {G}eoscience and {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {51},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {4999--5007},
  ISSN = {0196-2892},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1109/tgrs.2013.2259179},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011065},
}