New images from a NASA satellite are giving scientists a view of tsunamis that they have never had before, revealing intricate structures in the open ocean that were previously invisible. Instead of a ...

The Surface Water Ocean Topography satellite captured high resolution measurements of this summer’s Pacific tsunami. The ...

The satellite that took the photos belongs to Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), a joint venture between NASA and the ...

A rare satellite view captured a major Pacific tsunami in unprecedented detail, revealing wave behaviors scientists did not ...

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will explore how the ocean absorbs atmospheric heat and carbon, moderating global temperatures and climate change. Though climate change is driving sea ...

A satellite-mounted instrument has in just one year produced higher-resolution imagery of the global seafloor than that from comparable systems over the past 30 years. At present, ship-mounted ...

Bing Maps just released an update that includes “bathymetric imagery,” which provides a better look at ocean floor topography, as well as 13 million square kilometers of new satellite imagery. The ...

Bing Maps just got a large update that brings a more detailed map of the ocean floor to Microsoft’s mapping service. This new bathymetry data is based on the data compiled by the Scripps Institute of ...

As you leave the beach and head out into the ocean, there are a few regions you'll go through before reaching the 'deep' ocean. Nearest the shore is a relatively flat region known as the continental ...

Weather NASA prepares mission to study depth, flow of seas, lakes, rivers Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) will produce near-instantaneous images of sea surface height and measure the height ...

Thanks to the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, we can see the ocean warming up. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

NASA has signed an agreement with other U.S. and international agencies to launch the Ocean Surface Topography Mission in 2008. The satellite, named Jason-2, will increase our understanding of ocean ...