New advancements in satellite technology are transforming how we understand the role oceans play in regulating carbon dioxide ...

Researchers using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have mapped the geology of the Mona Rift and made some astonishing discoveries.

Currently, it is estimated that only 25% of the world’s ocean floor has been mapped in detail. SWOT's high sensitivity enables it to detect minuscule variations on a centimeter scale.

NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite, aka SWOT, has provided one of the most detailed maps of the seafloor ever created.

As part of the ongoing effort, a NASA-supported team recently published one of the most detailed maps yet of the ocean floor, using data from the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography ...

An ultra-detailed map of the ocean floor uses gravity-based data collected by satellite. NASA and CNES launched the satellite to survey Earth’s surface water.

Just when we thought we knew almost everything about planet Earth, a discovery made by NASA has proven otherwise. Despite the fact that we live on Earth, people still don’t fully understand a large ...

With a 5-mile (8 kilometers) resolution and 21-day path covering most of the planet, just one year of data from SWOT gives a clearer picture of the ocean floor than 30 years of data collectively ...

Scientists map over 200,000 underwater hills using SWOT satellite technology Researchers unveil unprecedented details of Earth's ocean floor topography with advanced satellite technology.

Here’s how it works. In its first year of operation, the SWOT satellite captured more details of the sea floor than in 30 years of data collected by older satellites. (Image credit: NASA/SWOT) ...

We put in bathymetry here as well, the topography of the ocean floor.” Map-maker Jeff Clark with his map of the Sea to Sky region and his giant printer at his home in North Vancouver on Dec. 4.

The sea lions' trackers enabled scientists to place different habitat types on an ocean map. Credit: Angelakis et al, Frontiers in Marine Science/DOI 10.3389/fmars.2024.1425554 ...