NASA’s SWOT Satellite Reveals the Depths of California’s Weather Woes

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NASA’s SWOT Satellite Reveals the Depths of California’s Weather Woes
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This image shows SWOT satellite data for water surface height in part of Mendocino County, Northern California, on January 15, before several atmospheric rivers arrived, and on Feb. 4, after the first storms. Light blue and green indicate the highest water levels relative to mean sea level. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite provides a new view of water on land, at the coast, and in the ocean.

Designed to make the first-ever global survey of Earth’s surface water, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite will collect detailed measurements of how water bodies on Earth change over time. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechon Earth’s surface, developing one of the most detailed, comprehensive views yet of the planet’s ocean and freshwater lakes and rivers.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using SWOT data provided by Benjamin Hamlington and courtesy of the SWOT science team.SciTechDaily: Home of the best science and technology news since 1998. Keep up with the latest scitech news via email or social media.

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