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so for me swat is water

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that's what is precision

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in one word i would describe swat as

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beautiful

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swat stands for surface water and ocean

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topography swat will be observing the

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elevation of water surface in the ocean

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on the land

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the water surface height will allow us

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to assess the water storage in lakes and

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stream flow of rivers

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our water is one of our precious

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resources

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swat is unique because it is the first

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global view of our ever-changing water

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supply on earth

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swat's main instrument is called cairn

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which is the k band radar interferometer

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cairn is what sets apart swat from other

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missions it's a unique instrument that

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we're flying for the first time the

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karen instrument uses the two antennas

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which are spread out on either side of

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the spacecraft in order to bounce

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signals off of both of those to get a

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much larger view of the surface

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and being able to do it in very high

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resolution higher accuracy and also a

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wide swath so that we're able to measure

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large tracks over the earth in a

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relatively small amount of time

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swat is a pathfinder mission using new

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technology to address transformative

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questions on climate change and its

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impact on our environment

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we're collaborating with kness the

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french space agency for these programs

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but we're also helping the global

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community to be able to contribute and

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collaborate towards making our home

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planet a better place

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swat will make our models better and

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understanding the water budget helps us

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be able to steward that precious

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resource if water is out of balance we

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could face droughts and it could also

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lead to floods

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swat is going to be observing water in

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oceans and ocean science is essential

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for understanding sea level rise and

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climate change

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now we are facing a time that we need to

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be very precise therefore we can

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accurately predict what will happen in

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our coastal cities 50 years from now

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understanding that it is a finite source

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and we can't rely on that forever is

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something that's really important i'm

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just so excited and can't wait to see

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how it impacts the lives of others

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without really understanding the earth

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we cannot protect it because we know

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that the missions that we work on are

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going to have an impact on our children