Conference Themes

Sea surface salinity differences between 2011 (La Niña) and 2012 (neutral)
in the tropical Pacific Ocean, as seen by SMOS, indicating the SSS signature of a mature
La Niña event. Credits: SMOS/BEC/ESA

The meeting programme and discussions will be built around the following theme:

• SMOS mission status (Level 1 and 2 data quality, RFI, evolution of retrieval algorithms
• Calibration and validation activities over land, ice, and ocean
• Cryosphere applications over land and ocean
• Status and development of Level 3 and 4 data products
• Operational applications using SMOS data
• Novel data products using SMOS data
• Inter-calibration and comparison with other sensors
• Synergistic use of SMOS measurements with other satellite derived and in-situ data over land and ocean, in particular Aquarius and SMAP but also other sensors
• Long-term data sets and ECVs over land and ocean

Papers and posters are welcome on all topics.

SMOS root zone soil moisture can be used to retrieve a drought index.
It will take into account the severity, magnitude, duration and spatial extents of the drought.
Credit: CATDS/CESBIO/ESA