SMOS payload

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:ESA's_Earth_Explorer_program
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:NOAA
gptkb:WMO
gptkb:NASA
international research institutions
gptkbp:complement other Earth observation missions
gptkbp:has_community gptkb:Farmers_Market
gptkb:physicist
policy makers
gptkbp:has_impact_on water resource management
disaster management
agricultural productivity
gptkbp:home_ground SMOS Ground Segment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SMOS payload
gptkbp:is_designed_for measuring soil moisture
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:Research_Institute
peer-reviewed studies
gptkbp:is_monitored_by ESA's Mission Control Center
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:SMOS_mission
gptkb:Global_Monitoring_for_Environment_and_Security_(GMES)
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:is_subject_to data validation processes
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:is_used_for climate research
agricultural monitoring
hydrological studies
gptkbp:is_utilized_in environmental monitoring
climate models
drought assessment
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:launched November 2, 2009
gptkbp:located_in low Earth orbit
gptkbp:mission_duration 3 years
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:operates_in L-band frequency
gptkbp:products frozen ground maps
soil moisture maps
vegetation water content maps
gptkbp:provides_information_on frozen ground
soil moisture levels
open access data policy
vegetation water content
gptkbp:receives_funding_from EU research grants
European Space Agency budget
gptkbp:resolution 40 km
gptkbp:scientific_goals enhance weather forecasting
support climate change studies
improve understanding of water cycle
gptkbp:technology microwave radiometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SMOS_Mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7