TNPSC Thervupettagam

GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R)

September 8 , 2024 18 hrs 0 min 11 0
  • ISRO, has successfully demonstrated a satellite technique to capture data on soil moisture, surface inundation, and ocean surface wind and wave measurements.
  • It used a satellite-based sensor that is 475 km above the earth.
  • This novel method is known as GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R).
  • An instrument capable of performing this role was mounted on ISRO's EOS-08 satellite that was launched recently.

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