Deriving full-tensor gravity gradients over the Arabian Sea from SWOT
2026
Guo, Hengyang, Wan, Xiaoyun
Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height
Integrating SWOT with multisource satellite observations for neardaily reservoir water level monitoring
2026
Zhan, Pengfei, Wang, Jida, Chen, Tan, Luo, Shuangxiao, Liu, Kai, Ke, Linghong, Fan, Chenyu, Lin, Yaling, Song, Chunqiao
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
Monitoring Reservoir Storage Using SWOT Satellite Observations and a
2026
Ma, Xiaoyu, Wang, Jida, Gharari, Shervan, Mizukami, Naoki, Lettenmaier, Dennis P.
Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
Novel Insights on Ocean Internal Waves: Quantitative Surface
2026
Cheshm Siyahi, V., Kudryavtsev, V., Chapron, B., Collard, F.
Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height
Mapping drawdown-zone bathymetry using SWOT observations: implications for global monitoring of lake inundation and storage changes
2026
Liu, Lingyang, Liu, Kai, Zhan, Pengfei, Song, Chunqiao
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
A large-scale framework for deriving tidal flat topography from SWOT data
2026
Xu, Hao, Xu, Nan, Li, Wenyu, Tan, Kai, Chen, Chunpeng, Li, Huan, Zhan, Lucheng, Xin, Pei, Yao, Jiaqi, Li, Peng, Zhang, Zhen, Zhao, Haipeng, Fu, Bolin, Zhao, Yifei, Li, Yufeng, Wang, Qi, Zhao, Fan, Liu, Xiaojuan, Hu, Zhongwen, Wu, Guofeng, Ou, Yifu, Cao, Yinxia, Tu, Wei, Lu, Hui, Gong, Peng, Li, Qingquan
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
A global intercomparison of SWOT and traditional nadir radar altimetry
2026
Xu, Yue, Frappart, Frederic, Tang, Guoqiang, Zhang, Guoqing, Lin, Peirong, Jiang, Liguang, Papalexiou, Simon, Yao, Fangfang, Han, Xiaoran, Xia, Jun
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
From Satellite to Streams: A Review of River Observability in the SWOT Era
2026
Verma, Kaushlendra
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
Lessons learned from building Confluence: Cloud-based global river
2026
Tebaldi, Nicole, Gleason, Colin J., Durand, Michael T., Coss, Stephen, Simmons, Travis
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
Temporal behavior of major crops with SWOT Ka-band SAR observations
2026
Bazzi, Henri, Baghdadi, Nicolas, Cazals, Cecile, Maleki, Saeideh, Zribi, Mehrez, Frappart, Frederic
RADAR IMAGERY
SWOT based intertidal topography mapping: A standalone method validated
2026
Yeasmin, Nushrat, Testut, Laurent, Ballu, Valerie
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs , Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height
Observations of baroclinic tides in the California Current from the SWOT satellite altimeter and in situ data
2026
Zaron, Edward D., Waterhouse, Amy F., Wang, Jinbo, Send, Uwe, Lucas, Andrew J.
Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height, OCEAN TEMPERATURE PROFILES, Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA), Sea Level Anomaly, SURFACE CURRENTS, MESOSCALE EDDIES
Observing irrigation using SWOT SAR Ka-band data from daily calibration and validation acquisitions
2026
Bazzi, Henri, Baghdadi, Nicolas, Cazals, Cecile, Najem, Sami, Desroches, Damien, Frappart, Frederic, Zribi, Mehrez, Charron, Francois
RADAR IMAGERY
Observing the tidal pulse of rivers from wide-swath satellite altimetry
2026
Hart-Davis, M. G., Scherer, D., Schwatke, C., Sawyer, A. H., Pavelsky, T. M., Ray, R. D., Matte, P., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F.
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
Real-time modulation of a global inland water body reference mask using ICESat-2 for identification of dynamic water surface extents
2026
Stoll, Jeremy, Jasinski, Michael, Robbins, John, Hancock, David, Nattala, Jyothi
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
Launching Into Societal Benefits From the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission
2025
B. Doorn
Sea Surface Height , Sea Surface Height , Total Surface Water
Evaluation of SWOT's performance for river water level retrieval in the Yangtze River Basin
2025
He, Zhiyue, Cai, Yu, Wu, Suhui, Xiao, Yao, Li, Haili, Ke, Chang-Qing
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
In Situ Validation of Small-Scale Spatial Variability in Significant
2025
Ho, Allison, Wang, Jinbo, Haines, Bruce, Wu, Andy, Stalin, Scott
Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height
3-D Flood mapping from SWOT observations during extreme rainfall: a case study of Gangnan Reservoir
2025
Yao, Jiaqi, Wang, Mengran, Xu, Nan, Liu, Tong, Mo, Fan, Li, Xue, Cao, Yongqiang, Chen, Kebing, Sun, Jinyan, Lu, Hui
Vegetation Index , Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Terrain Elevation , Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM) , Topographical Relief Maps, Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
A First Look at River Discharge Estimation From SWOT Satellite
2025
Andreadis, Konstantinos M., Coss, Steve P., Durand, Michael, Gleason, Colin J., Simmons, Travis T., Tebaldi, Nikki, Bjerklie, David M., Brinkerhoff, Craig, Dudley, Robert W., Gejadze, Igor, Larnier, Kevin, Malaterre, PierreOlivier, Oubanas, Hind, Allen, George H., Bates, Paul D., David, Cedric H., Domeneghetti, Alessio, Elmi, Omid, Marc, Luciana Fenoglio, Prata de Moraes Frasson, Renato, Friedmann, Elisa, Garambois, PierreAndre, Gehring, Jaclyn, Getirana, Augusto, Hughes, Marissa, Lee, Jonghyun, Matte, Pascal, Minear, J. Toby, Monnier, Jerome, Muhebwa, Aggrey, Tourian, Mohammad J., Pavelsky, Tamlin M., Riggs, Ryan M., Rodriguez, Ernesto, Sikder, Md Safat, Smith, Laurence C., Stuurman, Cassie, Taneja, Jay, Tarpanelli, Angelica, Wang, Jida, Williams, Brent A., Yadav, Bidhyananda
STAGE HEIGHT, Rivers/Streams , Total Surface Water , Discharge/Flow
Estimating Wind Direction and Wind Speed Over Lakes With Surface Water
2025
McQuillan, Katie A., Allen, George H., Fayne, Jessica, Gao, Huilin, Wang, Jida
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs
Monitoring Water From Space: An Illustration in Death Valley, California
2025
Buzzanga, B., Hamlington, B. D., Bekaert, D. P. S., Pavelsky, T., Handwerger, A., Bonnema, M., Lee, C.
Land Use/Land Cover , MECHANICAL DISTURBANCE, DISTURBANCE, Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs , Precipitation , Precipitation Amount, Precipitation Rate , Snow, Rain
Multi-Satellite Tracking of Surface Water Storage Change in the Era of
2025
Das, Pritam, Hossain, Faisal
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs , Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height
Measuring river slope using spaceborne GNSS reflectometry: Methodology and first performance assessment
2025
Wang, Yang, Morton, Y. Jade, Minear, J. Toby, Putnam, Alexa, Conrad, Alex, Axelrad, Penina, Nerem, R. Steven, Warnock, April, Ruf, Christopher, Moreira, Daniel Medeiros, Talpe, Matthieu
Rivers/Streams , Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs , Radar Cross-Section, Radar Reflectivity, SENSOR COUNTS
Marine quasi-geoid enhancement from SWOT wide-swath data and its mapping of mean dynamic topography over island areas
2025
Wu, Yihao, Baltazar Andersen, Ole, Abulaitijiang, Adili, Wang, Bin, He, Xiufeng, Shi, Hongkai, Luo, Zhicai, Wang, Haihong
Sea Surface Height , Significant Wave Height