NASA, SpaceX, and the French space agency ‘National Center of Spatial Studies (CNES) will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite on December 15, to initiate the first spatial global water survey.
This mission will be the first worldwide survey of almost all water on earth’s surface, said the official page of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
SWOT will aid academics in their understanding of the Earth’s water cycle by revealing the amount of water that enters and exits freshwater bodies on the planet and by highlighting the contribution of the ocean to climate change.
The onboard equipment will measure the depth of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the ocean and will provide a higher-definition view of ocean characteristics than ever before.
According to its official website, SWOT will revolutionize oceanography by detecting ocean features with 10 times better resolution than present technologies.
“Not only will SWOT’s global measurements of small ocean features help to improve climate prediction models, but these data will also reveal new details about the transport of many important substances,” said the official page.
Over 90% of the Earth’s surface will be covered by the trailblazing project, which will measure the depth of freshwater and ocean bodies of water.
This knowledge will shed light on the relationship between the ocean and climate change, the impact of global warming on lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, and the best ways for communities to prepare for disasters like floods.
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