It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN summit on the ocean's future, scientists say we still know remarkably ...

For centuries, scientists have known that oceans move and swirl, shifting water across the planet. But recent breakthroughs ...

SWOT is short for Surface Water and Ocean Topography, topography here referring to the elevation of the ever-roiling ocean surface. The instrument-packed satellite joined the constellation of ...

A UNSW academic's innovative research uses ocean currents to optimize shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of ...

Launched in December 2022, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission houses a first-of-its-kind satellite instrument, KaRin, with an interferometric Ka-band active radar and a near-nadir ...

The first year of measurements from NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, launched in December 2022 and developed by NASA and France’s Centre National D’Etudes ...

High resolution bathymetry and topography are required for a diverse array of Earth science studies and applications. They provide crucial data for studying tectonic processes, assessing and utilizing ...

These dynamics aren't immediately obvious at the surface, but they reveal how the mantle and crust work together to shape ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard is seen as it rolls out to the pad on Tuesday, at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard is seen as it rolls out to the pad on Tuesday, at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base.