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SWOT Data Access and Tools
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWOT Level 2 Lake Single-Pass Vector Obs Data Product, Version C | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | SUPERSEDED | Shapefile | Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs |
| SWOT Level 2 Lake Single-Pass Vector Unassigned Data Product, Version C | KaRIn, Jason-class Altimeter, AMR, DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | SUPERSEDED | Shapefile | Surface Water Processes/Measurements, Lakes/Reservoirs |
| SWOT Satellite Center of Mass Position Data | GYROS | 2022-12-16 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Orbital Position |
| SWOT Precise Orbit Ephemeris (POE) | DORIS, GPSP, LRA, Star Tracker | 2022-12-16 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | SUPERSEDED | netCDF-4 | Satellite Orbits/Revolution, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| SWOT Medium-accuracy Orbit Ephemeris (MOE) | DORIS, GPSP, LRA | 2022-12-16 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Satellite Orbits/Revolution, ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product, Version 1.0 | AMR | 2022-12-16 | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | DEPRECATED | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, SIGMA NAUGHT, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Sea Ice |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product Version D | AMR | 2022-12-16 | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | D | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, SIGMA NAUGHT, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Sea Ice |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Operational Data Product | AMR | 2022-12-16 | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | SUPERSEDED | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, SIGMA NAUGHT, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Sea Ice |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Data Product | AMR | 2022-12-16 | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | 2.0 | SUPERSEDED | netCDF-4 | Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height |
| SWOT Level 2 Radiometer Brightness Temperatures and Troposphere Interim Data Product, Version 1.0 | AMR | 2022-12-16 | N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 | 1.0 | DEPRECATED | netCDF-4 | Brightness Temperature, Atmospheric Water Vapor, SIGMA NAUGHT, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Sea Ice |
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SWOT Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HiTIDE | Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading | |
| Hydrocron | Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. | Subsetting, Visualization | |
| SWODLR | SWODLR is an open-source software system developed to generate custom Level 2 raster data products from data acquired by the SWOT platform. | Visualization, Customization | |
| WISP | The Water Information from Space (WISP) is an interactive dashboard for displaying satellite hydrology data. | Monitoring Natural Events, Visualization |
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