OSMOSE
Mission
Study of the opacity of vegetation using passive microwaves
Instruments
SMOS, AMSR-E, AMSR-2
Skills
Radiometry
Date
From 2022 to today
OSMOSE project
OSMOSE is an ESA project. It estimates the biomass and opacity of vegetation on the surface of our planet.
The objectives of OSMOSE
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- Estimate above-ground biomass using passive microwave sensors, such as SMOS, AMSR-E and AMSR-2,
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- Develop harmonised microwave band VOD datasets to assess the evolution of vegetation parameters (e.g. AGB) over the last 20 years from passive microwave sensors,
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- Exploit the optical domain to support the interpretation of vegetation characteristics from passive microwave observations.
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The key partners
ESA, GlobEO, WSL, INRAE, CESBIO, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier
Key words
observation, study, vegetation, microwave, ESA, radiometry
SCIENCE FOR EARTH CARE
The Earth Observation Unit of Magellium is an expert in optical space missions and geophysical and biophysical applications. The EO unit provides high level of expertise and full capacity on the whole processing chain, enabling it to respond to all projects from the greatest space orders such as ESA and CNES.