Diagram of SWOT Data Collection
![A diagram illustrating the swaths of data that SWOT will collect.](/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBNUT09IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--863b678f0270f6c7477ad697c3e775a48f651a79/gal_02.jpg?disposition=inline)
Source:
Yeosang Yoon with images from NASA
Published:
December 28, 2015
A diagram illustrating the swaths of data that SWOT will collect. The interferometer will produce two parallel tracks, with a Nadir track from a traditional altimeter in the gap between the swaths. The overall width of the swaths will be approximately 120 km.