Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Small <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> swirls may have an outsized affect on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> shows<br>Surface Water and Ocean Topography (<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SWOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWOT</span></a>) satellite lets scientists observe small-scale <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/eddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eddies</span></a> and waves for the first time. Its Ka-band Radar Interferometer scans 120-km-wide swaths of sea surface height, delivering two-dimensional measurements with far greater resolution and lower noise than earlier altimeters. The satellite's 21-day orbit enables repeated global coverage. <br><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/17/small_ocean_currents_climate_impact/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/17/sma</span><span class="invisible">ll_ocean_currents_climate_impact/</span></a></p>