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  • SWOT River Reach GIS Feature Service Now Available

    Explore SWOT Level 2 river data in the software of choice, such as ArcGIS, QGIS or Python

     
    SWOT River Reach GIS Feature Service
  • Data in Action: Sediment Accumulation at the Amazon Coast Observed by Satellite Gravimetry

    By accurately measuring month-to-month mass changes across the Earth, a recent study shows that GRACE and GRACE-FO can be used to detect sediment accumulation. With more than 20 years of data, subtle mass changes can now be observed. 

    Figure: (a) Map of the Amazon sediment routing system from land to ocean. (b) Annual sediment-related mass accumulation rate at the Amazon coast detected by GRACE and GRACE-FO.
  • Data in Action: The 2022 Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha′apai eruption - Altimetry data and models help us understand how a volcanic eruption generated a tsunami
  • Dataset Highlight: River Discharge from the SWOT Mission

    Dr. Hind Oubanas, CNES’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Hydrology Science Lead, gives an overview of SWOT river discharge data products and algorithm development. Specifically, the Dr. Oubanas describes the work of the SWOT Discharge Algorithms Working Group (DAWG), detailing how river discharge is derived from SWOT observations, and what products are being developed and validated. 

  • Data in Action: The rate of global sea level rise doubled during the past three decades

    Global Mean Sea Level time series from 1993 to 2023 from altimetry. Past and current altimetry measurements allow us to monitor global sea level and to make projections for the future. If the current trajectory continues, global sea levels will increase by more than 16.9 cm over the next three decades.

  • Data in Action: Deep Learning Improves Global Satellite Observations of Ocean Eddy Dynamics

    Mesoscale eddies, circular currents of water with diameters spanning from 50 to 300 kilometers, transport freshwater, heat, carbon, nutrients, etc. around the world and within the ocean, profoundly impacting marine ecosystems and the Earth's climate. 

  • Worldview Tour Story: El Nino Impacts Around the Globe

    Learn about recent El Nino events through Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies in the Pacific Ocean

    Worldview Tour Story: El Nino Impacts Around the Globe
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        Jul
        23
        SWOT River Reach GIS Feature Service Now Available

        The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Level 2 River Single-Pass Vector Data Product as a Geographical Information System (GIS) service.

         

        Made available through NASA’s Earthdata GIS. These services allow you to access, visualize and analyze SWOT River data through your GIS software of choice without the need to download.

         

        The services are available as both ArcGIS REST Feature Service and Image Service endpoints, as well as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) endpoints.

        For more information on all available services please visit the PO.DAAC Cookbook and GIS chapter which highlights how to access the services in ArcGIS Pro, QGIS and Python.

        May
        21
        SWOT Science Data Products Transition from Version C to Version D complete

        Dear SWOT User Community,

        We are pleased to inform you that the transition to KaRIn Version D products is complete.

         

        Version D products are accessible through NASA Earthdata Search client and easily downloadable from the command line with the podaac-data-subscriber. Additional tips for searching KaRIn HR data products can be found in the PO.DAAC Cookbook - SWOT Chapter. KaRIn Version C products continue to be available at the PO.DAAC.

         

        Presentations and recordings from the recent webinar introducing KaRIn Version D, along with other related resources, are available in the "Datasets Information" section on the PO.DAAC SWOT Mission page.

         

        Apr
        30
        Schedule update for SWOT Science Data Products Transition from Version C to Version D

        Dear SWOT User Community,

        As a follow-up to the original announcement, the transition to SWOT Version D products has been tentatively postponed by one week, and a new schedule is planned as follows:

        Version D products will be generated for all measurements spanning the start of the calibration phase onward, and consist of:

        1. Reprocessed products for observations from the start of the calibration phase (March 30, 2023) through cycle 32 (~May 19, 2025). The reprocessing of SWOT KaRIn Version D products is scheduled to start in April 2025 and is expected to complete in early 2026.
        2. Forward-processed products for measurements from May 6, 2025 onward.

         

        Apr
        24
        SWOT Science Data Products Transitioning from Version C to Version D on April 28, 2025

        Dear SWOT User Community,

        The joint NASA/CNES SWOT project is pleased to announce the upcoming transition of SWOT science data products from Version C to Version D.

        • The Version D products resolve several known issues in the Version C KaRIn science data products.
        • They are generated with updated processing algorithms, calibration parameters, and some geophysical models.
        • This release is referred to as Version D0.
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