<s>
Microwave	B-Algorithm
Imaging	I-Algorithm
Radiometer	I-Algorithm
with	I-Algorithm
Aperture	I-Algorithm
Synthesis	I-Algorithm
(	O
MIRAS	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
major	O
instrument	O
on	O
the	O
Soil	O
Moisture	O
and	O
Ocean	O
Salinity	O
satellite	O
(	O
SMOS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
receiver	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
one	O
Lightweight	O
Cost-Effective	O
Front-end	O
(	O
LICEF	O
)	O
module	O
,	O
which	O
detects	O
radiation	O
in	O
the	O
microwave	O
L-band	B-Algorithm
,	O
both	O
in	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
polarizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
picks	O
up	O
thermal	O
radiation	O
emitted	O
by	O
the	O
Earth	O
near	O
1.4GHz	O
in	O
the	O
microwave	O
L-band	B-Algorithm
,	O
amplifies	O
it	O
100	O
dB	O
,	O
and	O
digitises	O
it	O
with	O
1-bit	O
quantisation	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
