On the surface, ocean currents are driven by winds and ... As Earth rotates, you can see how the shape of continents influences current flows. The map then highlights significant currents such ...

NASA’s SWOT satellite reveals how small ocean features move heat and nutrients, reshaping climate and circulation models.

Despite appearances, that surface is not flat ... SWOT will continue to collect data on ocean currents, map the ocean floor and assess global freshwater availability throughout the year.

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map ... Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail, a new study reveals. . The first year of measurements from NASA's Surface Water ...

The SWOT mission is a joint project between NASA and CNES, with contributions from CSA and the UK Space Agency, and represents a new era in observing Earth. Its snapshots of the globe every 21 days ...

The satellite carries an instrument that will map variations in the height ... be used to measure the real-time movement of currents at the ocean surface. The voyage is part of a huge ...

Accurate maps of the ocean floor are not just ... ocean circulation and tides. These currents transport heat, affecting ecosystems from the sea surface to the abyss, and this new data can increase ...

An Unprecedented Map of Nearly All ... is impacting eddies and currents, estimated to account for up to half the heat and carbon transfer from surface waters to the ocean’s depths, researchers ...

Using data from 25 juvenile loggerhead turtles, researchers have uncovered a remarkable map and compass ... dimensional ocean currents, rather than the more commonly used surface current approach.

The ocean is a continuous body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Ocean currents govern the world's weather and churn a kaleidoscope of life. Humans depend on ...

Meanwhile, at the surface, ocean currents are becoming more energetic ... The satellite carries an instrument that will map variations in the height of the sea surface in unprecedented detail.