This fifure illustrates SWOT satellite spatial coverage, including the KaRIn swaths and the Nadir altimeter track. It depicts (a) global coverage, (b) coverage and swath geometry over high latitudes (here Yukon Peninsula is shown), and (c) coverage and swath geometry over lower latitudes (here Mississippi Delta). Note the coverage difference between (b) and (c). SWOT has a 21-day cycle.
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