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Surface Water and Ocean Topography Fact Sheet
Published:
December 2, 2022
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From New York to Florida ... SWOT has it covered.
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How SWOT Will Work
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From coasts to regions where debris flows ... SWOT has it covered.
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SWOT will provide the very first comprehensive view of Earth's freshwater bodies from space.
Where There's Water on Land...There's SWOT
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Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission Poster
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Mission Makers: Marc Simard, Scientist on the SWOT Water-Tracking Mission
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Mission Makers: Tahani Amer, NASA Program Executive for the SWOT Water-Tracking Mission
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