SWOT: Earth Science Satellite Will Help Communities Plan for a Better Future
A new Earth science mission, led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), will help communities plan for a better future by surveying the planet’s salt and freshwater bodies. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the oceans.
As climate change accelerates the water cycle, more communities around the world will be inundated with water while others won’t have enough. SWOT data will be used to improve flood forecasts and monitor drought conditions, providing essential information to water management agencies, civil engineers, universities, the U.S. Department of Defense, disaster preparedness agencies, and others who need to track water in their local areas. In this video, examples of how SWOT data will be used in these communities are shared by a National Weather Service representative in Oregon, an Alaska Department of Transportation engineer, researchers from the University of Oregon and University of North Carolina, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist working with the Department of Defense, and a JPL scientist working with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency.
:30 - Flood Watches & Warnings - Portland, Oregon
1:08 - Water Management - Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon
2:05 - Protecting Infrastructure - Alaska
2:54 - National Security - Department of Defense
3:24 - Coastal Protection - Mississippi River Delta
SWOT is expected to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in December 2022.
The mission is a collaboration between NASA and CNES, with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and UK Space Agency. JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the U.S. component of the project.
To learn more about the mission, visit: https://swot.jpl.nasa.gov/
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/CNES/Thales Alenia Space
-
LIVE
Russell Brand
4 hours ago“The Democrats Have FIXED The Election - VOTE FOR TRUMP!” RFK On Rescuing American Democracy – SF472
11,346 watching -
LIVE
vivafrei
57 minutes agoUnivision SCANDAL! Kamala Free Fall Continues! 2nd Amendment Victory Out of Commie New York! & MORE
1,702 watching -
1:01:16
The Dan Bongino Show
3 hours agoThe October Surprises Have Arrived (Ep. 2348) - 10/11/2024
437K1.63K -
Dr. Eric Berg
4 days agoThe Dr. Berg Show LIVE October 11, 2024
3.96K6 -
43:06
The Rubin Report
1 hour agoWhoopi Goldberg’s Trump Past Gets Exposed & She Is Furious
42.3K24 -
LIVE
Benny Johnson
1 hour agoPANIC: Obama BLAMES Black Voters for Kamala COLLAPSE! Kamala RIGGED Town Hall | Trump SURGES 📈
8,199 watching -
LIVE
Film Threat
14 hours agoTERRIFIER 3 + MORE MOVIES! | Film Threat Livecast
182 watching -
LIVE
The Big Mig™
1 hour agoGlobal Finance Forum
186 watching -
LIVE
Tudor Dixon
2 hours agoVindicating Trump with Dinesh D'Souza | The Tudor Dixon Podcast
403 watching -
37:39
Ron DeSantis
2 hours agoGovernor DeSantis Holds a Press Conference in St. Petersburg Following Hurricane Milton
5.83K2