The Aquarius/SAC-D Mission has been operating for more than 3 years. The Special Issue of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS) solicits articles on the Aquarius/SAC-D mission addressing the calibration/validation performance of the instruments and associated retrieval algorithms for sea surface salinity and other geophysical products. Manuscripts dealing with both Aquarius and the instruments on SAC-D are encouraged.The submitted papers will be subject to the nominal review process for IEEE JSTARS. The publication of accepted articles will be in December 2015.Manuscript Submission Deadline: December 31, 2014Instructions for submission:The JSTARS link to submission is https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jstars. Please select the following from the dropdown menu Manuscripts type: vol8_12 Aquarius/SACD mission calibration/validation performance and retrieval algorithms.Questions about the submission process should be addressed to [email protected].Inquiries concerning the Special Issue should be directed to the Guest Editors:

Dr. Simon Yueh Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (818) 354-3012 Email: [email protected]	Dr. David Le Vine Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Road Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-5640 Email: [email protected]
Dr. Shannon Brown Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 Phone: (818) 393-0773 Email: [email protected]	Dr. Gary Lagerloef Earth & Space Research 2101 Fourth Ave., Suite 1310 Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: (206) 726-2177 Email: [email protected]