Title :
Processing of SMOS level 1c data onto a Discrete Global Grid
Author :
Suess, Martin ; Matos, Pedro ; Gutiérrez, Antonio ; Zundo, Michele ; Martin-Neira, Manuel
Author_Institution :
ESTEC, Noordwijk
Abstract :
The SMOS data product steps from raw data to brightness temperature maps are described. Originally ordered in the sequence of snapshots, the data are rearranged for the level 1c Brightness Temperature maps according to their location in a Discrete Global Grid (DGG). A number of candidate DGGs are introduced and their suitability is evaluated
Keywords :
brightness; desalination; oceanographic techniques; soil; terrain mapping; DGG; Discrete Global Grid; SMOS data product; SMOS level 1c data processing; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity; brightness temperature maps; snapshots sequence; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geophysical measurements; Instruments; SMOS mission; Satellite broadcasting; Sea measurements; Soil moisture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8742-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2004.1370716
