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19.02.2025 CFOSAT SWIM data in version 7.1

We are pleased to announce the release of CFOSAT AWWAIS 7.1 on February 18th.[more]
17.02.2025 New Sargassum datasets

Two datasets have been added to the AVISO Catalogue: "Sargassum floating algae index with AQUA satellite" and "Sargassum floating algae index with Sentinel-3A&B and AQUA satellites"[more]
31.01.2025 Jason-3 back in tandem phase with Sentinel-6 MF

The Poseidon-3B altimeter on board Jason-3 was restarted yesterday, January 30, 2025 at 13:05:36 UTC.[more]
27.01.2025 SWOT Level-3 LR SSH v2.0 on AVISO

We are pleased to announce the release of the Basic and Expert SWOT L3_LR_SSH v2.0 (2-km) products on AVISO for both the Calibration (cycles 474 - 578) and Science (cycle 1 - ongoing) phases.[more]
17.01.2025 An ocean satellite course organized by Eumetsat with an altimetry component

Eumetsat is convening a "Supporting Marine Earth Observation Applications (SMA)" course from 24 February 2025 to 21 March 2025 (24 February - 14 March 2025 self-paced, 17 March - 21 March 2025 virtual classroom phase)....[more]
17.01.2025 Jason-3, already 9 years old!

Jason-3 was launched 9 years ago, placed in the "historic" orbit of Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and 2 after leaving Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich alone in this orbit in April 2022.[more]
10.01.2025 January 2025: 30 years of sea ice for both Arctic and Antarctic Oceans

A homogeneous 30-year series (1994-2023) of sea ice thickness and volume variations over the two hemispheres has been reconstructed from altimetry by Legos