Sea surface salinity estimates from spaceborne L-band radiometers: An overview of the first decade of observation (2010–2019)

N Reul, SA Grodsky, M Arias, J Boutin, R Catany… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Operated since the end of 2009, the European Space Agency (ESA) Soil Moisture and
Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite mission is the first orbiting radiometer that collects regular …

Satellite salinity observing system: Recent discoveries and the way forward

N Vinogradova, T Lee, J Boutin, K Drushka… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Advances in L-band microwave satellite radiometry in the past decade, pioneered by ESA's
SMOS and NASA's Aquarius and SMAP missions, have demonstrated an unprecedented …

Mangrove canopy height globally related to precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency

M Simard, L Fatoyinbo, C Smetanka… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mangrove wetlands are among the most productive and carbon-dense ecosystems in the
world. Their structural attributes vary considerably across spatial scales, yielding large …

Combined active/passive retrievals of ocean vector wind and sea surface salinity with SMAP

AG Fore, SH Yueh, W Tang, BW Stiles… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we introduce the combined active/passive (CAP) data product for the Soil
Moisture Active Passive mission. We develop the algorithms for a radiometer-only salinity …

Estimating tropical cyclone surface winds: Current status, emerging technologies, historical evolution, and a look to the future

JA Knaff, CR Sampson, ME Kucas, CJ Slocum… - … Cyclone Research and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article provides a review of tropical cyclone (TC) surface wind estimation from an
operational forecasting perspective. First, we provide a summary of operational forecast …

[HTML][HTML] Capability of the SMAP mission to measure ocean surface winds in storms

T Meissner, L Ricciardulli… - Bulletin of the American …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Capability of the SMAP Mission to Measure Ocean Surface Winds in Storms in: Bulletin of the
American Meteorological Society Volume 98 Issue 8 (2017) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Validating SMAP SSS with in situ measurements

W Tang, A Fore, S Yueh, T Lee, A Hayashi… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sea surface salinity (SSS) retrieved from SMAP radiometer measurements are validated
against in situ salinity from Argo floats, tropical moored buoys and ship-based …

Remotely sensed winds and wind stresses for marine forecasting and ocean modeling

MA Bourassa, T Meissner, I Cerovecki… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Strengths and weakness of remotely sensed winds are discussed, along with the current
capabilities for remotely sensing winds and stress. Future missions are briefly mentioned …

Bay of Bengal Sea surface salinity variability using a decade of improved SMOS re-processing

VP Akhil, J Vialard, M Lengaigne, MG Keerthi… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Monsoon rain and rivers bring large freshwater input to the Northern Bay of Bengal (BoB),
yielding low Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) after the monsoon. The resulting sharp upper-ocean …

Satellite remote sensing of surface winds, waves, and currents: where are we now?

D Hauser, S Abdalla, F Ardhuin, JR Bidlot… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
This review paper reports on the state-of-the-art concerning observations of surface winds,
waves, and currents from space and their use for scientific research and subsequent …