HTTP:: Meet SMOS the First Hydrological Satellite
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to launch the world's first hydrological satellite on November 2, from its Kourou Space Center, in French Guiana, South America. The instrument will be uniquely equipped to analyze moisture levels on the surface of the planet, AlphaGalileo reports. In charge of investigating the data sent back by the space probe will be a team of scientists from the Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands. “Soil moisture levels actually form the basis for every hydrologist. Using them, along with other information, you can make decisions on such matters as flooding, drought, desertification and regional weather. Good data on soil moisture levels, however, is scarce. Up to now, you had to go out into the field with a shovel, in a manner of speaking, in order to map out soil moisture levels. That is all going to change with the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite,†TU Delft expert, Professor Nick van de Giesen explain!
s. The main goal of SMOS' mission is to analyze the faint radio waves that are emitted through the top layer of the soil and sea water. According to hydrologists, the strength of these signals can be used as a clear indicator of how much water there is in the soil, information that could, in turn, be used to anticipate floods earli...
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