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Aquarius is a focused effort to measure Sea Surface Salinity and will provide the global view of salinity variability needed for climate studies. The mission is a collaboration between NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales). MORE >>

Mission Overview Video

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First Aquarius Maps

Aquarius has produced its first maps of global ocean salinity. These preliminary data contain uncertainties and, over time, will be updated as further calibration and validation work are completed. MORE >>

Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS)

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Ocean Salinity Viewed from Sea and Space (SPURS Blog)

Abstracts for the SMOS-Aquarius Science Workshop are due on 18-Feb-13. Details available here.

[04-Dec-12] Watch the Aquarius Sessions at AGU!

[27-Sep-12] The Aquarius team receives a NASA honor award!

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[18-Jan-13] NASA's Aquarius Mission Provides New Ocean View by Gary Lagerloef, Simon Yueh and Jeffrey Piepmeier, has been published in Sea Technology magazine.

[08-Nov-12] Ocean Salinity Trends Show Human Fingerprint

[19-Jun-12] Gary Lagerloef's article "Satellite Mission Monitors Ocean Surface Salinity" is featured in EOS Transactions. MORE >>

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Last Updated: 11 February 2013