@article{PAR00012144,
  title = {{M}icrowave interferometric radiometry in remote sensing : an invited historical review},
  author = {{M}artin-{N}eira, {M}. and {L}e{V}ine, {D}. {M}. and {K}err, {Y}ann and {S}kou, {N}. and {P}eichl, {M}. and {C}amps, {A}. and {C}orbella, {I}. and {H}allikainen, {M}. and {F}ont, {J}. and {W}u, {J}. and {M}ecklenburg, {S}. and {D}rusch, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he launch of the {S}oil {M}oisture and {O}cean {S}alinity ({SMOS}) mission on 2 {N}ovember 2009 marked a milestone in remote sensing for it was the first time a radiometer capable of acquiring wide field of view images at every single snapshot, a unique feature of the synthetic aperture technique, made it to space. {T}he technology behind such an achievement was developed, thanks to the effort of a community of researchers and engineers in different groups around the world. {I}t was only because of their joint work that {SMOS} finally became a reality. {T}he fact that the {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency, together with {CNES} ({C}entre {N}ational d'{E}tudes {S}patiales) and {CDTI} ({C}entro para el {D}esarrollo {T}ecnologico e {I}ndustrial), managed to get the project through should be considered a merit and a reward for that entire community. {T}his paper is an invited historical review that, within a very limited number of pages, tries to provide insight into some of the developments which, one way or another, are imprinted in the name of {SMOS}.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}adio {S}cience},
  volume = {49},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {415--449},
  ISSN = {0048-6604},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1002/2013rs005230},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00012144},
}