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."

May 2026

Author(s) Citation
Lappicy T., Beltrão, D., Sales, L. O., Almeida, T., Pessoa, G. G., Souza, S., Frasson, R. P. d. M., Cicerelli, R. E. A Large-Scale Evaluation of SWOT-Derived Water Surface Elevations: Precision Drivers and Strategies to Enhance Data Availability, (2026) Remote Sens., 18(10), 1609; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs18101609.

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