CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1     Introduction
        1.1     Regulatory situation in the 1 215-1 300 MHz frequency band
        1.2     Regulatory situation in the 1 400-1 427 MHz frequency band
 2     Observation of RFI by the Aquarius scatterometer at 1 260 MHz
        2.1     RFI detection
        2.2     RFI source analysis
        2.3     Summary of observed RFI and RFI source analysis
 3     Observation of RFI by Aquarius radiometer in the passive band 1 400-1 427 MHz
        3.1     Description of Aquarius radiometer
        3.2     Global survey of Aquarius radiometer brightness temperature
 4     Observation of RFI by SMOS radiometer in the passive band  1 400-1 427 MHz
        4.1     Description of SMOS radiometer
        4.2     Approach to improve the SMOS RFI situation
        4.3     Characterisation of the RFI sources
                  4.3.1     Type of emissions vs. the RFI strength
                  4.3.2     Type of emissions vs. the RFI source
                  4.3.3     Parameters used to characterise the RFI sources
                  4.3.4     Types of maps used to report the RFI situation
        4.4     Global survey of RFI as observed by SMOS radiometer
        4.5     Worldwide evolution of RFI occurrences
 5     Summary of observed RFI and RFI source analysis