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How ocean levels are changing, how the seasons affect things as well, so it is a wonderful satellite, a wonderful mission. once in position, swot�*s antennae will send pulses out towards the earth's surface and count the time reflections take to come back. it is these echoes which let swot make very precise determinations of height. it will measure all rivers 100 metres wide and all lakes larger than six hectares, or 15 acres. the data can provide crucial insights into waterways we are otherwise struggling to understand. monitoring networks even on some of the world's greatest rivers like th...

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I'm joined now by the extragalactic astronomer and host of the awesome astronomy podcast, drjenifer millard. jennifer, thanks so much for being with us. tell us more about swot, why it's important at this time when we are worrying more and more about climate change, and the effect on ourseas climate change, and the effect on our seas and rising sea levels. you absolutely, it is the perfect time to launch a satellite like swot because it will give us the highest resolution data that we have about ocean levels. 50 resolution data that we have about ocean levels-— resolution data that we have a...