This page lists publications submitted by members of the SWOT science team during the past 3 months. Links are provided, if available. If you would like a copy of a colleague's paper, please contact the author.

The comprehensive online bibliography is updated quarterly on the All Publications page.

Also see the American Geophysical Union special collection, "Science from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite Mission."

March 2026

Author(s) Citation
Plante, J., Brunelle, C. B., & Perez, L. Characterizing Landslide-Induced Floods Using the SWOT Mission: A Case Study on the Chilcotin River, Canada, (2026) Geophysical Research Letters, 53(5), e2025GL119357.
Tchonang, B. C., Wang, J., Waterhouse, A. F., Lucas, A. J., Griffin, C., Archer, M. R., ... & Fu, L. L.. SWOT geostrophic velocity validation against in situ measurements in the California current, (2026) Earth and Space Science, 13, e2025EA004424.
Verma, K., Munier, S., Boone, A., Le Moigne, P. CTRIP-HyDAS: A Global-Scale Assimilation Framework for SWOT-Derived Discharge Observations at High Resolution (1/12°), Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR040888. doi:10.1029/2025WR040888.
Yeasmin, N., Testut, L., & Ballu, V. SWOT based intertidal topography mapping: A standalone method validated in a complex coastal region, Remote Sensing Of Environment, 336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2026.115322

February 2026

Author(s) Citation
Briggs, M. A., Harlan, M. E., Rey, D, M., Hare, D. K., LeBlance, D. R., Boutt, D. F., Gooseff, M. N. Tracking Baseflow Supply Dynamics Using SWOT Data From Small Groundwater-Dominated Lakes. Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, no. 2: e70414. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70414
Riggs, R.M., Dickinson, J.E., Brinkerhoff, C.B., Sikder, M.S., Wang, J., Gao, H., Allen, G.H. Characterizing operational signatures of reservoirs with the SWOT satellite by comparing natural lake and reservoir dynamics, Environmental Research Letters, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae436e
Torres, H. S. Diagnosing Submesoscale Divergence from Sea Surface Height, Ess Open Archive. doi: essoar.177038498.82573685/v1
Zaron, E. D., Waterhouse, A.F., Wang, J., Send, U. and Lucas, A.J. Observations of Baroclinic Tides in the California Current from the SWOT Satellite Altimeter and In Situ Data, JGR Oceans, 131(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023119

January 2026

Author(s) Citation
Buijsman, M.C., Waterhouse, A.F., Zaron, E.D., Yadidya, B., Xu, C., Whitley, V., Wenegrat, J.O., Wang, J., Wallcraft, A.J., Varma, D., Tchonang, B.C., Siyanbola, O., Shriver. J.F., Sheremet, V.A., Send, U., Raja, K.J., Polzin. K., Ngodock. H.E., Moulin. A.J., Meiners. G., Lucas. A.J., Lankhorst. M., Kuehl, J.J., Kelly. S.M., Kachelein. L., Huang. Y., Griffin. C., Girton. J.B., Farrar. J.T., Delpech. A., Chen, Z., Chassignet. E.P., Carrier, M.J., Bracco. A., Arbic. B.K., Andres, M., Abdulfatai, M.A. A Multiagency Experiment on Internal Wave Energy, Mixing, and Interactions and Their Representation in Global Ocean Models and Operational Forecasts, Bulletin Of The American Meteorological Society, 107(1), E158-E182. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0174.1
Rong, Y., Bates, P., Neal, J., Bell, P. S., Gommenginger, C., Lichtman, I. D. ; Banks, C., Calafat, F. J. M., Martin, A., Brown, J., Cooke, R., Balfour, C., De Dominicis, M., Payo Payo, M., Williams, S. D., Amoudry, L. O., Chuter, S., Neill, S., Chisholm, J., Gleason, C. J., Kupiec, J., Lewis, M. Evaluating SWOT in the Coastal Zone: Comparisons With Tide Gauge and Airborne LiDAR in the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary, UK, Geophysical Research Letters, 53(2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL116590
Müller, F.L., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. First arctic-wide assessment of SWOT swath altimetry with ICESat-2 over sea ice, The Cryosphere, 20(1), 397-409. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-397-2026
Duranson M., Berline L., Guilloux L., Della Penna A., Ohman M.D, Gastauer S., Cotte C., Banaru D., Garcia T., Berta M., Doglioli A., Grégori G., d’Ovidio F., Carlotti F. North Balearic Front as an ecological boundary: zooplankton fine-scale distribution patterns in late spring, Biogeosciences, 23(1), 363-385. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-363-2026