Cryospheric Sciences

Snow Water Equivalent SAR and Radiometer (SWESARR)

Class:

Instrument

Status:

Operational

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Launch Date:

December 2018

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The Snow Water Equivalent Synthetic Aperture Radar and Radiometer (SWESARR) is a new instrument designed to measure the water content in a snowpack. The instrument, developed at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, uses active and passive microwave sensors to map the radio frequency emissions of the snowpack, which can then be turned into a measurement of snow water equivalent.

Key Staff
    Photo of personnel making final check of SWESARR radiometer on aircraft