To help address the problem, in December 2022 NASA launched its Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT ... Its Ka-band ...

This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic plate movements.

Sonar is the most well-known navigational system submarines use, informing the crew of underwater topography, potential threats ... It's a time-consuming process to create sea charts. Surface ships ...

High-resolution observations of ocean topography from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission reveal that small surface structures have a larger-than-expected impact on the ocean’s ...

Sea-surface height data from satellite altimetry ... Data from the recently launched Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite reveal the characteristics of submesoscale eddies and waves ...