Despite all the deep-sea expeditions and samples taken from the seabed over the past 100 years, humans still know very little about the ocean’s deepest reaches. And there are good reasons to ...

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 multipurpose instrument package, SWOT can also resolve subtle nuances of ocean circulation by measuring the topography of the ocean surface, which is ever-changing. Those data show what gravity’s ...

the topography of the ocean bottom is a is a boundary condition. the models that are storm surge, because essentially there’s any type of change. the slope, wolf, ...

As the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission begins its survey of the Earth’s surface this month, the satellite will get power from solar cells built by Spectrolab, Inc., a wholly ...

The topography of the ocean floor appears to play a role in shaping these unique microbial communities. The findings from this study are now publicly available as part of the Mariana Trench ...

NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, aka SWOT, has provided one of the most detailed maps of the seafloor ever created.

Our peer-reviewed reports present the evidence-based consensus of committees of experts. Published proceedings record the presentations and discussions that take place at hundreds of conferences, ...

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.

When the topography of the ocean floor blocks the flow of a current, it can create a rotating cylinder of water large enough to trap an iceberg. “You can make these Taylor columns quite easily ...