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01.04.2021 April 2021: Swot simulations of Sahelian ponds and lakes

Swot will provide vital information to estimate water resources variability and runoff, including in scarcely instrumented regions
01.04.2021 L2P WAVE S3A&B product: new variable wind as of April 8th

We are pleased to inform you that as of April 8th, there will be a new variable wind computed with by Gourrion (2002) algorithm using Collard (2005) table in the Copernicus Sentinel-3A&B Level-2+ (L2P) WAVE product. [more]
16.03.2021 Aviso+ Users Newsletter #18

Release of the 18th Aviso+ Users Newsletter, dedicated to meeting the needs of data users, and highlighting CNES altimetry-mission activities.
11.03.2021 CFOSAT: second International Science Team meeting

The second meeting of the CFOSAT Science Team will take place from 15 to 18 March 2021 as a virtual meeting.[more]
05.03.2021 Jason-3 and SARAL/AltiKa 2020 annual reports

The 2020 annual reports of Jason-3 and SARAL/AltiKa are available on AVISO+. Several parameters are monitored including comparisons between missions.[more]
03.03.2021 March 2021: eddies are spreading salt in the ocean

Weekly-averaged SMOS or SMAP data, combined with altimetry SLAs and derived eddy trajectories help to identify eddies in sea surface salinity.
19.02.2021 Flood and high waters over the Garonne river basin, cont'd, preliminary measurements from Sentinel-6

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is but newly launched, and still ongoing calibration. However, looking at extreme events is always interesting, especially when close-by[more]