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SMOS detects freezing soil as winter takes grip

Submitted by staff on Wed, 12/14/2011 - 03:35

ESA’s SMOS satellite is designed to observe soil moisture and ocean salinity, but this innovative mission is showing that it can also offer new insight into Earth’s carbon and methane cycles by mapping soil as it freezes and thaws.

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