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04.12.2023 December 2023: Mega-icebergs seen by Swot
Icebergs are visible in Swot data, including such mega-icebergs as the one just going off the Weddell Sea these days.
15.11.2023 Release of Reprocessed TOPEX/Poseidon Data
It is with enormous pleasure and no small amount of relief that we announce the release of the newly reprocessed TOPEX/Poseidon Data, just 11,411 days after launch. [more]
10.11.2023 Rapid-changing ocean circulation seen thanks to the Swot 1-day orbit
During the first six months of the mission, Swot was placed in a 1-day orbit that passed over the same point every day, with the added benefit of observing rapidly changing features of the oceans.
10.11.2023 November 2023: Altimetry helps in coastal flood risk warnings
Storms can lead to coastal submersion. Useful information for their assessment can be extracted from altimetry datasets, although models are used to forecast them everywhere.
18.10.2023 Swot's detailed view of the ocean
One of the Swot mission (Nasa/Cnes) goals is to detect fine scale ocean features (15-150 km), unprecedently observed by nadir-looking altimeters.[more]
16.10.2023 New DAC dedicated to SWOT Calval Phase
The Dynamic Atmospheric Correction dedicated to the SWOT Calval phase is now available on AVISO+. During the SWOT Calval phase, to fulfill the primary DAC objective and focus on the aliased ocean signals, a specific DAC has been...
