NASA is a French space agency CNES be prepared to install a satellite with a Ka-band sensor inside at the end of 2022 as part of a joint project called Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), with support from Canadian and UK agencies. Along with the oceans, an SUV satellite of this magnitude will see oceans, rivers, and planetary water reserves within its 21-day repeat route.
He states: “We will now have the opportunity to learn more about the world’s water supply more than ever before Cedric David, fluid specialist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Scientists will be able to observe changes in the amount of water stored on the earth and to estimate the amount of water that flows through rivers.
Researchers like Kitambo say that SWOT’s observations will increase the accuracy and color of their numbers, which depend on and predict how water swells, spills, and moves over time. Specifically, scientists could use SWOT data to calculate daily runoff – or the amount of water flowing into the canals – from the Congolese high river and tropical rain forest in the middle of the basin. This will help them understand the effects of climate change, which affects everything from fishing and agriculture to wildlife habitats and human safety.
David says that along with other similar activities, the new mission will allow NASA to monitor almost every part of the earth’s water, including oceans, groundwater, groundwater, glaciers, and surface water. He says: “Many of us consider this to be the best time to look at the water cycle.
Maria Gallucci is a journalist living in Brooklyn, New York.