SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip

ESA?s SMOS satellite is designed to observe soil moisture and ocean salinity, but this innovative mission is showing that it can also offer new insight into Earth?s carbon and methane cycles by mapping soil as it freezes and thaws.

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM4C38XZVG_index_0.html

Time: 14. Dec. 2011

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: smos, soil