Book: People, science and instruments of the BioSWOT-Med campaign

The ebook "People, science and instruments of the BioSWOT-Med campaign" was published at the beginning of the BioSWOT2025 meeting. It was created with the aim to give an overview of the scientific richness of an oceanographic campaign and to preserve the memory of the passion and dedication of the participants of the BioSWOT-Med project.

LiDAR flights for SWOT data validation in the Mediterranean region

A LiDAR flight campaign carried out in April 2025 allowed to acquire new in situ data to validate SWOT satellite observations.

SWOT AdAC celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Early careers or senior researchers, many women contributed to the success of the SWOT AdAC initiative. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on February 11th, is a great occasion for looking back at some memories from SWOT AdAC campaigns.

SWOT enhances small-scale intrathermocline eddy detection

The paper "SWOT and multi-platform observations enhance small-scale intrathermocline eddy detection" by Verger-Miralles et al. of the FaSt-SWOT team was submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. Here the key points from the research.

First version of “Search SWOT passes” released

A new dedicated visualization tool for a quick look at where SWOT has been, where it is, and where it will be.

ACC-SMST blog: what instruments are being deployed during the campaign?

Gliders, drifters and Argo floats, as well as a tall mooring, a Triaxus and a CTD rosette will be deployed during the ACC-SMST campaign

FaSt-SWOT blog: “From space to the Mediterranean: Chasing ocean currents”

A short documentary film captures the experience of IMEDEA and SOCIB oceanographers during the calibration campaign of the new SWOT satellite at the center of the FaST-SWOT project.

ACC-SMST blog: Scientists voyage to the Southern Ocean to investigate how climate change impacts the planet’s strongest current

CSIRO’s research vessel (RV) Investigator is heading into the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

Marmara Sea and Black Sea blog: The Black Sea – Second cruise

After completing measurements in the eastern Black Sea, R/V Bilim-2 revisited the western Black Sea. Anticyclonic eddy observed during the first cruise could still be observed by mid-June.

Marmara Sea and Black Sea blog: the Black Sea campaign

After completing the SWOT-grid, R/V Bilim-2 conducted the rest of the sampling stations in Marmara Sea, and moved on to the Black Sea.