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29.02.2024 SWOT: Public release of the L2 NADIR GDR (NALT) and AMR products

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) project is pleased to announce the public release of the Level 2 Geophysical Data Record (GDR) products from the onboard nadir altimeter (NALT) and advanced microwave radiometer (AMR).[more]

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12.02.2024 Swot monitors its first El Niño

Swot sea level anomalies (level 3 products) for cycle 6 (November 2023), without interpolation. The consistency of the observations means that the data can be plotted as they are. (Credit: Cnes/CLS/JPL, image Aviso)

The current El Niño event is the first to be "seen" by SWOT over the period of its maximum development.

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09.02.2024 New Sargassum Floating Algae Index datasets available

Three datasets are added to the catalogue: 1/daily operational hr Sargassum Floating Algae Index using Sentinel-2A&B and Landsat-8&9 satellites, 2-3/daily operational hr and lr Sargassum Floating Algae Index using Sentinel-3A&B...[more]

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06.02.2024 Currents in 2 dimensions

Gulf Stream geostrophic velocities as derived from KaRIn SSHA (L3 data, no interpolation) (Credit Cnes/CLS/JPL)

Swot provides natively its measurements in two dimensions along its two swaths, so that geostrophic currents can be directly derived from them.

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01.02.2024 February 2024: a turtle in the English Channel's tidal currents

Marine animals such as sea turtles are subject to currents, tidal ones included. Their knowledge can help in protecting those endangered species.

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