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Arctic Lakes
Published:
May 8, 2014
Arctic Lakes
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AirSWOT is using parts of Saskatchewan as a testing ground for mapping water levels.
The Saskatchewan River and Prairie Potholes
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
Teams from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California, loaded the scientific payload for the SWOT Earth-observing satelli...
SWOT's scientific payload loading into a U.S. Air Force C-17 airplane for transport to Cannes, France.
The SWOT Payload module consists of two primary components: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) and the Nadir module.
SWOT Payload
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (2 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
SWOT will provide NASA’s first global survey of Earth’s surface water.
SWOT (Animated Gif)
AirSWOT plays a key role in SWOT mission development. It allows scientists to study interferometric data before launch and thus be prepared to effectively interpret SWOT data after launch.
AirSWOT Platform
A view of SWOT from inside a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft, as it was being loaded en route to Thales Alenia Space near Cannes, France.
A view of SWOT as it was being loaded into a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft en route to Thales Alenia Space near Cannes, France.
A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
Landsat view of Amazon Delta
Engineers integrate separate parts of the SWOT satellite into one in a Thales Alenia Space clean room facility in Cannes, France.
Part of the SWOT satellite's science instrument payload in a clean room at a Thales facility.
An early rendering of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2011).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
Arctic
Arctic
Alaska lakes.
Alaska Lakes
An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (March 2012).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
Understanding Surface Water Characteristics and Ocean Dynamics
The U.K. Space Agency will provide a part of the radar payload for SWOT.
United Kingdom Space Agency
NASA’s Blue Marble
NASA's Blue Marble
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
SWOT Applications Lead, Margaret Srinivasan, helps young visitors match data user types - from coastal safety officers to farmers - with pictures representing SWOT applications.
SWOT Matching Card Game
An image of the original concept for the Water and Terrestrial Elevation Recovery (WATER) Mission, which later became SWOT.
WATER Mission Concept Illustration
SWOT technologies - advanced wide-swath technology, ocean and surface water topography measurements, and high-resolution products - will support such societal needs as dams, shipping, and surface w...
SWOT Technologies and Societal Needs
Lake Calado, Amazon
Lake Calado, Amazon
Soccer Nets on a levee in the Amazon
Soccer Nets on a Levee in the Amazon
Emblem for the SWOT mission.
SWOT Emblem
