@article{PAR00013063,
  title = {{L}ocalization of {RFI} sources for the {SMOS} mission : a means for assessing {SMOS} pointing performances},
  author = {{S}oldo, {Y}. and {C}abot, {F}. and {K}hazaal, {A}. and {M}iernecki, {M}. and {S}lominska, {E}. and {F}ieuzal, {R}. and {K}err, {Y}ann},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}rtificial sources emitting in the protected part of the {L}-band are contaminating the retrievals of the soil moisture and ocean salinity ({SMOS}) satellite launched by the {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency ({ESA}) in {N}ovember 2009. {D}etecting and pinpointing such sources is crucial for the improvement of {SMOS} science products as well as for the identification of the emitters. {I}n this contribution, we present a method to obtain snapshot-wise information about sources of radio-frequency interference ({RFI}). {T}he localization accuracy of this method is also assessed for observed {RFI} sources. {W}e also show that {RFI} localizations constitute a useful data set for assessing the pointing performance of the satellite, and present how it is possible, using the results of this method, to identify and estimate two systematic errors in the geo-location of the satellite field of view. {T}he potential causes and the approaches to mitigate both these errors are discussed.},
  keywords = {{A}scending-descending bias ; detection ; localization ; radio-frequency ; interference ({RFI}) ; soil moisture and ocean salinity ({SMOS}) ; systematic error},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}eee {J}ournal of {S}elected {T}opics in {A}pplied {E}arth {O}bservations and {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {617--627},
  ISSN = {1939-1404},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1109/jstars.2014.2336988},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013063},
}