SMOS sees the Amazon

Successfully launched in November 2009, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) SMOS satellite is sending data which is considered very satisfactory, as evidenced by recent observations of the Amazon’s influence on the Atlantic. Indeed, the detail in the measurements performed by the satellite has enabled scientists to see how the world's largest river locally modifies the ocean's salinity (at the outflow) by depositing significant quantities of fresh water into it.

ESA Press Release

Published 3 September 2010

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