2026 Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Science Team Meeting
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Why SWOT?
The SWOT mission brings together two communities focused on a better understanding of the world's oceans and its terrestrial surface waters. U.S. and French oceanographers and hydrologists and international partners have joined forces to develop this satellite mission to make the first global survey of Earth's surface water, observe the fine details of the ocean's surface topography, and measure how water bodies change over time.
SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and United Kingdom Space Agency.
SWOT Science Team Meeting
The SWOT Science Team meeting will be held at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC from November 2-6, 2027. Day 1 will consist of a Science Team only meeting. Day 2 will consist of updates and major science advances from SWOT. Days 3 and 4 will consist of working groups. Day 5 will focus on future SWOT-relevant satellite missions and next steps.
This meeting is open to both the SWOT Science Team and the public.
Meeting Contact
Please contact Jessica Martinez if you have questions,
