SWOT scientific orbit (July 21st, 2023)

Tools & Services

Software .
Visualization Tool .
Pass locator .
- Use Google Earth.
- SWOT orbit.
- SWOT scientific orbit (July 21st, 2023).
- SWOT fast-sampling (or "Calval") orbit (Dec. 2022- July 11, 2023).
Calendar days or julian days .
Science teams .

Ground track and Swath files (kml & shapefiles)

Nadir ground tracks: swot_science_orbit_feb2025-v1.0_10s_nadir.kml
Open Ocean (lower resolution "LR") Swot data coverage, 10 s time step
- swot_science_orbit_feb2025-v1.0_10s_perDay.kml
- swot_science_orbit_feb2025-v1.0_10s_nadir-shp.zip and swot_science_orbit_feb2025-v1.0_10s_swath-shp.zip (shapefiles)
Open Ocean (lower resolution "LR") Swot data coverage, 30 s time step (lighter files, but less precise, especially at high latitudes)
- swot_science_orbit_sept2015-v2_perDay.kml
- sph_science_nadir.zip & sph_science_swath.zip (shapefiles)
Land waters and coastal (higher resolution "HR") Swot data theoretical coverage, 10 s time step
- swot_science_hr_2.0s_4.0s_Aug2021-v5_perPass.kml
- swot_science_hr_Aug2021-v05_shapefile_nadir.zip and swot_science_hr_Aug2021-v05_shapefile_swath.zip (shapefiles)
Land waters and coastal (higher resolution "HR") Swot data seasonal (Dec-Feb) theoretical coverage, 10 s time step, as of Dec. 1st, 2024.
- swot_science_hr_Nov2024-v09-seasonal_perPass.kml
- swot_science_hr_Nov2024-v09-seasonal_nadir_shapefile.zip and swot_science_hr_Nov2024-v09-seasonal_swath_shapefile.zip (shapefiles)