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Montevideo, November 15th 2024 - 04:27 UTC

Tag: Swot

  • Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 08:53 UTC

    Millions of rivers and lakes to be surveyed by a Nasa satellite

    Swot is expected to help resolve all rivers at least 100m wide, and see all lakes larger than 6 hectares.

    NASA, the US space agency has launched a satellite that's expected to transform our view of water on Earth and further illustrate on climate change. The Swot, Surface Water and Ocean topography, the mission will map the precise height of rivers, reservoirs, and lakes, and track ocean surface features at unprecedented scales.