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07.05.2025 May 2025: Waves trapped along the coasts monitored by altimetry, thanks to Swot (and others)

Now, combined nadir and Swot gridded altimetry data can be used to monitor coastally trapped waves - and probably other coastal phenomena with similar time frequencies
05.05.2025 SWOT L3_LR_SSH (2-km) v2.0.1 & SWOT L3_LR_WIND_WAVE (250-m) v2.0 on AVISO

We are pleased to announce the release on AVISO of SWOT L3_LR_SSH (2-km) in Version 2.0.1 for Cycles 474–578 (Calibration phase) and Cycles 1–ongoing (Science phase) and SWOT L3_LR_WIND_WAVE (250-m) in Version 2.0 for Cycles 2–16...[more]
15.04.2025 New ODATIS Ocean Color MR dataset

ODATIS ocean color medium resolution (MR) Level 3 product provides optical reflectance measurements as well as related physical, subsurface and biogeochemical parameters.
11.04.2025 A Eumetsat short course "Assimilating altimetry: supporting ocean forecasting with surface topography mission data"

A Eumetsat short course, with the expertise of Mercator Ocean International to be held online 7 May, 12- 14UTC, is now open for registration.
02.04.2025 Registration for the SWOT Science Team Meeting is now open!

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 SWOT Science Team meeting.
01.04.2025 April 2025: Little eddy in a big ocean, seen by Swot

Swot instantaneous 2D sea surface height mapping over its swaths enables to detect more Sea Level Anomaly variability than previous multimission maps
04.03.2025 March 2025: Computing vertical mixing from Swot sea surface heights

Swot surface observations can be used to reconstruct the vertical dynamics of the ocean with greater details than even before