Pascual Biosca, Daniel (Date of defense: 2020-12-21)
GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R) is a set of techniques that uses the reflected GNSS signals over the Earth’s surface as opportunity signals for remote sensing applications. In 1993, the European Space Agency ...
Monerris Belda, Alessandra (Date of defense: 2009-09-07)
Tot i que l'aigua retinguda pel sòl constitueix una petita fracció del volum total d'aigua que hi ha a la Terra, l'humitat del sòl juga un paper important als models climàtics i hídrics. La radiometria ...
Marchán Hernandez, Juan Fernando (Date of defense: 2009-05-11)
El inminente lanzamiento de la misión Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS, humedad del terreno y salinidad del mar) de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) permitirá la recuperación sistemática y a ...
Bosch Lluis, Xavier (Date of defense: 2011-03-30)
Actualment, la comunitat científica ja disposa de les primeres mesures radiomètriques a banda L, polarimètriques i multi-angulars fetes de l’espai. Això és gràcies al recent llançament de la missió de ...
Ramos Pérez, Isaac (Date of defense: 2012-02-27)
The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission is an Earth Explorer Opportunity mission from the European Space Agency (ESA). It was a direct response to the global observations of soil moisture ...
Onrubia Ibáñez, Raúl (Date of defense: 2020-03-13)
This work is the result of more than eight years during a bachelor thesis, a master thesis, and the Ph.D. thesis dedicated to the development of the Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR) instrument. ...
Valencia Domènech, Enric (Date of defense: 2012-10-17)
The knowledge of sea surface salinity (SSS) is a key issue to understand and monitor the Earth¿s water cycle. Accurate and systematic measurement of SSS was not possible until the ESA¿s Soil Moisture ...
Jové Casulleras, Roger (Date of defense: 2015-02-17)
The submitted Ph.D. thesis is a contribution to the development of pico-satellites and nano-satellites for Earth Observation and Technology Demonstrators. Development of satellites with a mass from 1 ...
Tarongí Bauzá, José Miguel (Date of defense: 2013-03-06)
Microwave radiometry field has been increasing its performance with higher accuracy measurements, leading to a more presence in the remote sensing field. Several space-borne, air-borne and ground-based ...
Alonso Arroyo, Alberto (Date of defense: 2016-11-10)
This PhD thesis researches the use of passive remote sensing techniques using signals transmitted from the navigation satellites (GNSS) in order to retrieve different geophysical parameters. The thesis ...