The UK contribution to validating SWOT in the Bristol Channel and River Severn, with application to coastal and river management (SWOT-UK)

The project ended in 2024; its website project.noc.ac.uk/swot-uk is no longer available.

The UK Space Agency invested in SWOT jointly with NASA in the USA, CNES in France, and the Canadian Space Agency to enable the implementation and launch of the mission. SWOT observed major lakes, rivers, and wetlands while detecting ocean features with unprecedented resolution. SWOT data provided critical information to assess water resources on land, track regional sea level changes, monitor coastal processes, and observe small-scale ocean currents and eddies. 
 

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