Data analytics to improve SMOS calibration

The SMOS mission is a joint program led by ESA with participation of CNES in France and CDTI in Spain. SMOS satellite carries a single payload on board, MIRAS, a Microwave Imaging Radiometerwith Aperture Synthesis. The satellite has been in-orbit for over 7 years, providing for the first time and for this entire time, the longest record of space-sensed soil moisture and ocean salinity measurement [1], as well as new applications such as measurements of thin ice thickness [2] and surface ocean winds in storms [3].