University of Sherbrooke
Adapting the products of the new SWOT satellite to the Canadian context — The Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission that was launched in 2022 offers an unprecedented ability to measure water levels in Canada's vast network of lakes and rivers, which are essential to ecosystems as well as economic and cultural activities. Adapting SWOT data to the Canadian context as part of a research project, and in particular to the issue of ice cover, will improve water resource management for organizations such as Environment and Climate Change Canada and dam managers, and facilitate adaptation to the effects of climate change on water resources.