SWOT Level 2 River Cycle-Averaged Data Product, Version C

(SWOT_L2_HR_RiverAvg_2.0)
Version2.0
Processing Level2
Start/Stop Date2022-Dec-16 to Present
Short NameSWOT_L2_HR_RiverAvg_2.0
DescriptionCycle average and aggregation of river reach pass data within predefined hydrological basins. Basin for each cycle. Available in Shapefile file format.
Please note that this collection contains SWOT Version C science data products.
DOI10.5067/SWOT-RIVERAVG-2.0
MeasurementTERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > STAGE HEIGHT
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS
Platform/Sensor
SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
KaRIn
SENSOR
Name: Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn)

SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
Jason-class Altimeter
SENSOR
Name: Jason-class Altimeter (Jason-class Altimeter)

SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
AMR
SENSOR
Name: Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR)
Swath Width: 18.7 ghz
Description: The operating frequency which is aimed towards recovery of atmospheric attenuation due to sigma0
Swath Width: 23.8 ghz
Description: The operating frequency which is aimed towards recovery of atmospheric attenuation due to water vapor
Swath Width: 34.0 ghz
Description: The operating frequency which is aimed towards recovery of atmospheric attenuation due to cloud liquid water.

SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
DORIS
SENSOR
Name: Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite (DORIS)

SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
GPSP
SENSOR
Name: Global Positioning System Payload (GPSP)

SWOT
Platform
Name: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
/
LRA
SENSOR
Name: Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA)

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ProjectSurface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Data ProviderPublisher: JPL NASA
Creator: Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT)
Release Place: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Release Date: 2024-Feb-01
Resource: https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/

FormatShapefile
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Coverage
Region: GLOBAL
North Bounding Coordinate: 90 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: -90 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -180 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 180 degrees
Time Span: 2022-Dec-16 to Present
 
Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT). 2024. SWOT Level 2 River Cycle-Averaged Data Product, Version C. Ver. C. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/SWOT-RIVERAVG-2.0

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Journal Reference JPL Internal Document. 2018. Surface Water and Ocean Topography Mission (SWOT) Project: Science Requirements Document, JPL D-61923, Rev. B, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.