ARSET - Monitoring Global Terrestrial Surface Water Height using Remote Sensing
Start Date:
May 13, 2025
End Date:
May 15, 2025
Description:
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, which was launched on December 16, 2022, allows mapping of global surface freshwater components, including rivers, lakes, and wetlands, with high-resolution measurements (~200 m). SWOT data provides unique capability of monitoring changes in freshwater, including river and lake level elevations, river width, slope, and discharge. This training will focus on introducing SWOT freshwater data products and their applications.
Targeted Audience:
Federal, state, local agencies and international governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in the management of water resources and disasters, reservoir and dam managers, hydropower companies and managers, ecosystem managers, academic faculty and students, river transportation entities, freshwater fisheries/aquaculture.
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
1. Identify available historic and current lake elevation data using satellite remote sensing.
2. Recognize key science and technology advances behind how SWOT measures surface water bodies.
3. Identify ways to access SWOT data for water resources and disaster management applications, monitoring parameters such as elevation, slope, width, and discharge for global river reaches.
4. Identify ways to apply SWOT data for water resources and disaster management applications.
5. Learn how to utilize the SWOTviz and WISP data visualization tools.
