@article{fdi:010078501,
  title = {{S}ea surface salinity estimates from spaceborne {L}-band radiometers : an overview of the first decade of observation (2010–2019)},
  author = {{R}eul, {N}. and {G}rodsky, {S}.{A}. and {A}rias, {M}. and {B}outin, {J}. and {C}atany, {R}. and {C}hapron, {B}. and {D}'{A}mico, {F}. and {D}innat, {E}. and {D}onlon, {C}. and {F}ore, {A}. and {F}ournier, {S}. and {G}uimbard, {S}. and {H}asson, {A}. and {K}olodziejczyk, {N}. and {L}agerloef, {G}. and {L}ee, {T}. and {L}e {V}ine, {D}.{M}. and {L}indstrom, {E}. and {M}aes, {C}hristophe and {M}ecklenburg, {S}. and {M}eissner, {T}. and {O}lmedo, {E}. and {S}abia, {R}. and {T}enerelli, {J}. and {T}houvenin-{M}asson, {C}. and {T}uriel, {A}. and {V}ergely, {J}.{L}. and {V}inogradova, {N}. and {W}entz, {F}. and {Y}ueh, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}perated since the end of 2009, the {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency ({ESA}) {S}oil {M}oisture and {O}cean {S}alinity ({SMOS}) satellite mission is the first orbiting radiometer that collects regular and global observations from space of two {E}ssential {C}limate {V}ariables of the {G}lobal {C}limate {O}bserving {S}ystem : {S}ea {S}urface {S}alinity ({SSS}) and {S}oil {M}oisture. {T}he {N}ational {A}eronautics and {S}pace {A}dministration ({NASA}) {A}quarius mission, with the primary objective to provide global {SSS} measurements from space operated from mid-2011 to mid-2015. {NASA}'s {S}oil {M}oisture {A}ctive-{P}assive ({SMAP}) mission, primarily dedicated to soil moisture measurements, but also monitoring {SSS}, has been operating since early 2015. {T}he primary sensors on board these three missions are passive microwave radio-meters operating at 1.4 {GH}z ({L}-band). {SSS} is retrieved from radiometer measurements of the sea surface brightness temperature ({TB}). {I}n this paper, we first provide a historical review of {SSS} remote sensing with passive {L}-band radiometry beginning with the discussions of measurement principles, technology, sensing characteristicsand complementarities of the three afore mentioned missions. {T}he assessment of satellite {SSS} products is then presented in terms of individual mission characteristics, common algorithms, and measurement uncertainties, including the validation versus in situ data, and, the consideration of sampling differences between satellite {SSS} and in situ salinity measurements. {W}e next review the major scientific achievements of the combined first 10 years of satellite {SSS} data, including the insights enabled by these measurements regarding the linkages of {SSS} with the global water cycle, climate variability, and ocean biochemistry. {W}e also highlight the new ability provided by satellites to monitor mesoscale and synoptic-scale {SSS} features and to advance our understanding of {SSS}'role in air-sea interactions, constraining ocean models, and improving seasonal predictions. {A}n overview of satellite {SSS} observation highlights during this first decade and upcoming challenges are then presented.},
  keywords = {{ATLANTIQUE} ; {BERMUDA} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {MEXIQUE} ; {GOLFE} {DU} {MAINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing of {E}nvironment},
  volume = {242},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. no 111769 [37 ]},
  ISSN = {1879-0704},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.rse.2020.111769},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078501},
}