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03.07.2019 July 2019: increasing wave power

Wave power, taking into account both the wave heights measured by altimetry and their periods has increased globally.
20.06.2019 [Jason-2] Happy birthday Jason-2

The Jason-2 oceanography satellite was launched on June 20, 2008. For the past 11 years, it has been accurately measuring the surface topography of the oceans.
17.06.2019 29 May - 17 June 2019 Press Review

Big earthquakes might make sea level rise worse. Here's how. (National Geographic, 17/06/2019)
Mapped Area of Ocean Floor Doubles (The Marine Executive, 14/06/2019)
Could more Hurricanes cool down the Atlantic? (News4Jax,...[more]
14.06.2019 A glimpse on Swot satellite building and testing

A few photos showing building and testing of the future satellite Swot
07.06.2019 June 2019: Modelling the flow

SWOT will provide brand new capabilities for hydrological measurements and studies. Preparation are ongoing, especially concerning the discharge estimation which will be part of the river products
20.05.2019 1- 19 May 2019 Press review

Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable (University of Leeds, 16/05/2019)
Water cycle wrapped (ESA, 15/05/2019)
Image: Antarctica detailed in 3-D (Phys.org, 14/05/2019)
Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana...[more]
01.05.2019 May 2019: Liguro-Provençal current seen by in situ instruments and altimetry

A multidata combined approach is a unique way to obtain a complete picture of a system as complex as the Liguro-provençal current.