The satellite will be able to see through storm clouds and accurately measure the height of flood waters when terrestrial gauges are submerged.
flooding, climate patterns If a country refuses to share information about its water usage along a river, the spacecraft will be able to provide it instead.
“The entire water cycle is really important in understanding how climate change is affecting Earth’s surface processes — and not just the transport of water, but heat as well,” said, a research director at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz who is not affiliated with the mission.
This animation shows how SWOT will collect data on Florida’s rivers, lakes and wetlands. Globally, measurements will be taken both over the ocean and over freshwater areas.
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