NASA SWOT
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NASA SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) is an Earth-observing satellite mission designed to make high-resolution measurements of the world’s surface water and ocean topography to improve understanding of the global water cycle and sea level change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA SWOT canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7210474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NASA SWOT Context triple: [NASA Earth System Observatory missions, includesMission, NASA SWOT]
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A.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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B.
GRACE mission
The GRACE mission is a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center satellite project that precisely measures Earth's gravity field over time to study changes in ice sheets, sea level, groundwater, and other aspects of the global water cycle.
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C.
NASA Earth Observing System
NASA Earth Observing System is a long-term, integrated program of satellites, instruments, and data systems designed to monitor and understand Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and cryosphere on a global scale.
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D.
NOAA-20
NOAA-20 is a U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental satellite operated by NOAA that provides critical data for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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E.
Landsat 9
Landsat 9 is a NASA and USGS Earth observation satellite that continues the decades-long Landsat program by collecting high-resolution multispectral imagery to monitor and study changes on the planet’s surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NASA SWOT Target entity description: NASA SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) is an Earth-observing satellite mission designed to make high-resolution measurements of the world’s surface water and ocean topography to improve understanding of the global water cycle and sea level change.
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A.
Aqua satellite
Aqua is a NASA Earth observation satellite focused on studying the planet’s water cycle, including oceans, atmosphere, and ice.
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B.
GRACE mission
The GRACE mission is a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center satellite project that precisely measures Earth's gravity field over time to study changes in ice sheets, sea level, groundwater, and other aspects of the global water cycle.
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C.
NASA Earth Observing System
NASA Earth Observing System is a long-term, integrated program of satellites, instruments, and data systems designed to monitor and understand Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and cryosphere on a global scale.
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D.
NOAA-20
NOAA-20 is a U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental satellite operated by NOAA that provides critical data for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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E.
Landsat 9
Landsat 9 is a NASA and USGS Earth observation satellite that continues the decades-long Landsat program by collecting high-resolution multispectral imagery to monitor and study changes on the planet’s surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite mission
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satellite altimetry mission ⓘ |
| acronym | SWOT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| application |
coastal sea level studies
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drought assessment ⓘ flood monitoring ⓘ ocean circulation modeling ⓘ water resource management ⓘ |
| collaboration | international partnership ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
global maps of lake and reservoir storage
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global maps of river height and extent ⓘ high-resolution sea surface height fields ⓘ |
| dataUser |
climate science community
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hydrology community ⓘ oceanography community ⓘ water resource managers ⓘ |
| fullName | Surface Water and Ocean Topography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency |
CNES
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
GPS receiver
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Ka-band Radar Interferometer NERFINISHED ⓘ laser retroreflector array ⓘ microwave radiometer ⓘ nadir altimeter ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate |
2022-12-16
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December 16, 2022 ⓘ |
| launchProvider | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Vandenberg Space Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | SpaceX Falcon 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementType |
high-resolution radar altimetry
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wide-swath interferometric altimetry ⓘ |
| missionStatus | operational ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth science mission
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satellite ⓘ |
| operator |
CNES
NERFINISHED
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Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ NASA ⓘ UK Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType |
near-polar orbit
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non-sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
improve understanding of sea level change
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improve understanding of the global water cycle ⓘ measure global ocean topography ⓘ measure surface water extent and elevation ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
improve sea level rise projections
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observe mesoscale and submesoscale ocean circulation ⓘ quantify changes in terrestrial surface water storage ⓘ support hydrology and oceanography research ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
Centre National d’Études Spatiales
NERFINISHED
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NASA SWOT Description of subject: NASA SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) is an Earth-observing satellite mission designed to make high-resolution measurements of the world’s surface water and ocean topography to improve understanding of the global water cycle and sea level change.
Referenced by (1)
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