Canadian-made component of NASA's radar will generate microwave pulses used to gather precise water measurements and surface information
LONGUEUIL, Que. — A piece of Canadian radar technology will play a key role in a satellite mission scheduled to launch Friday that aims to study almost all of the Earth’s water surfaces and provide data that will be a boon for Canadian researchers.
Once in orbit, the satellite will survey 90 per cent of the Earth's water surfaces and collect data to help researchers inform policies to improve water management and adapt to climate change. By measuring the height of freshwater bodies and the ocean, the satellite will collect data on how warming affects water and how communities can prepare for flooding and drought.
Mélanie Trudel, an associate professor in the civil and building engineering department at Université de Sherbrooke, says SWOT will provide important information on the heights of inland waterways. "SWOT will allow for a level of precision that we don’t have right now," Trudel said. “These will allow us to refine our models that we use to make climatic projections on a global scale but also on a regional scale like in Canada, where we have so many lakes," Fortin said.
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