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Laurence C. Smith
Published:
May 7, 2014
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SWOT Technologies and Societal Needs
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SpaceX Launch Vehicle
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (3 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
SWOT leaving NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, en route to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. Once the scientific payload arrived, it was sent to a Thale...
SWOT leaving NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California en route to March Air Reserve Base.
A photograph of the Amazon River Delta, captured by Landsat in 2006.
Landsat view of Amazon Delta
The logo for the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission.
SWOT Mission Logo
Crowds flock to the Earth Sciences exhibits during the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) "Open House" event, giving volunteers (red shirts) a chance to share information about their various miss...
JPL Open House Earth Sciences Exhibits
The SWOT Payload module consists of two primary components: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) and the Nadir module.
SWOT Payload
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.
Soccer Nets on a levee in the Amazon
Soccer Nets on a Levee in the Amazon
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SWOT 1-Day Repeat Orbit
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SWOT cryosphere animation: sea ice freeboard
Emblem for the SWOT mission.
SWOT Emblem
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
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
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.
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 Stream within a wooden box.
"SWOT in a Box" Reveal - Gulf Stream Model
A photograph of the Varzea Forest area of Brazil (4 of 4).
Varzea Forest, Brazil
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
A Flooded Forest in the Amazon
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"
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
Floodplain Channel in the Amazon
Arctic Lakes
Arctic Lakes
Highly visible in their red shirts, SWOT project team members - including Project Manager Parag Vaze at left - interact with the public during the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) "Open House" ...
SWOT Exhibit at JPL Open House
SWOT will provide NASA’s first global survey of Earth’s surface water.
SWOT (Animated Gif)