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Arctic Lakes
Published:
May 8, 2014
Arctic Lakes
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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
SWOT will collect data across a 75-mile (120-kilometer) wide swath, with a gap in the center for an altimetry track. This animation shows the collection of data over the state of Florida, which is ...
This animation shows a simulation of SWOT collecting data over the state of Florida.
A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
Landsat view of Amazon Delta
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (1 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
An alternate logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
SWOT Mission Logo with Full Text
Soccer Nets on a levee in the Amazon
Soccer Nets on a Levee in the Amazon
A diagram illustrating the swaths of data that SWOT will collect.
Diagram of SWOT Data Collection
A banner explaining the purpose of the SWOT mission, created and displayed during testing.
Understanding Surface Water Characteristics and Ocean Dynamics
An artist’s concept of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2015).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
Visiting Scout uses a color-coded, calibrated stick to determine "sea surface topography" within a wooden box while his sister records his results by placing stickers on a card.
Probing the Depths of "SWOT in a Box"
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Open House visitors are delighted to see how well their color-coded stickers match the "sea surface topography model of the Gulf of Mexico within a wooden box.
"SWOT in a Box" Reveal - Gulf of Mexico Model
Part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's science instrument payload sits in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory during assembly.
Part of the SWOT satellite's science instrument payload in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (2 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (4 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
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
Siberian Lakes
Siberian Lakes
Canada is home to more than 30,000 lakes including these water bodies in Northern Alberta. The abundance of surface freshwater in Canada makes it a prime target for AirSWOT investigations.
Northern Alberta Lakes, Canada
SWOT will provide NASA’s first global survey of Earth’s surface water.
SWOT (Animated Gif)
Amazon Fishermen
Amazon Fishermen
An early rendering of the SWOT spacecraft (February 2011).
SWOT Spacecraft (Artist Concept)
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
The SWOT satellite observatory is being jointly built by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
NASA
Arctic
Arctic
SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D’Études Spatiales (CNES).
Centre National D'Études Spatiales
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
