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Sensors 2009, 9, 10171-10189; doi:10.3390/ OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article New Passive Instruments Developed for Ocean Monitoring at the Remote Sensing Lab—Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Adriano Camps *, Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Isaac Ramos-Perez, Juan F. Marchán-Hernández, Nereida Rodríguez, Enric Valencia, Jose M. Tarongi, Albert Aguasca and René Acevo Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya IEEC/CRAE-UPC Campus Nord D3, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain; E-Mails: xavier.bosch@ (X.B.-L.); isaacramos@ (I.R.-P.); jfmarchan@ (J.F.M.-H.); nereida@ (N.R.); valencia@ (E.V.); jose_miguel_tarongi@ (J.M.T.); aguasca@ (A.A.); rene.acevo@ (R.A.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: camps@; Tel.:+34-934-054-153; Fax: +34-934-017-232. Received: 12 November 2009; in revisedform: 24 November 2009 / Accepted: 25 November 2009 / Published: 14 December 2009 Abstract: Lack of frequent and global observations from space is currently a limiting factor in many Earth Observation (EO) missions. Two potential techniques that have been proposed nowadays are: (1) the use of satellite constellations, and (2) the use of Global Navigation Satellite Signals (GNSS) as signals of opportunity (no transmitter required). Reflectometry using GNSS opportunity signals (GNSS-R) was originally proposed in 1993 by Martin-Neira (ESA-ESTEC) for altimetry applications, but later its use for wind speed determinatio