swot image.JPG
October 30, 2023

SWOT's Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels

Sea surface height data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission yields a mesmerizing view of the planet’s ocean.

pexels-ian-turnell-709542.jpg
January 24, 2023

NASA Earthdata Floods Toolkit

About 40% of the world's population live within 100 km of the coast, and floods affect more people than any other type of natural disaster. NASA's floods toolkit offers easy access to NASA Earth data that can help scientists and decision makers understand floods, respond to them, and map their impact.

e1-solid-earth-flight-1041.jpeg
January 11, 2023

NASA Makes Sense of Earth’s Subtle Motions

What can hidden motions underground tell us about groundwater, climate change, earthquakes and eruptions? NASA scientists are using data gathered 400 miles above Earth to find out.

PIA25596 SWOT orbit illo cropped_CNES.jpg
December 16, 2022

NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth's Water

Led by NASA and the French space agency CNES, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide high-definition data on nearly all the water on our planet’s surface.

viirs.png
December 16, 2022

First Images Released From NOAA-21 VIIRS Instrument

Bright blue water in the Caribbean Sea and smog in Northern India appear in the first worldwide image produced with data from NOAA-21’s VIIRS instrument, which began collecting Earth data in December. VIIRS offers global insight into our atmosphere, land, and oceans.

alaska-swot.jpeg
December 9, 2022

Water Mission to Gauge Alaskan Rivers on Front Lines of Climate Change

The upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide a trove of data on Earth’s water resources, even in remote locations. Alaska serves as a case study.

pexels-freestocksorg-457713.jpg
July 5, 2022

Event: 2022 National Water Use Data Workshop

The 2022 National Water Use Data Workshop will focus on improving water-data management and sharing. The event is led by WWAO collaborators including the Western States Water Council Water Information Management Systems Group, U.S. Geological Survey, Interstate Council on Water Policy, and Internet of Water.

img_4527.jpeg
August 19, 2021

Keeping America's Salad Bowl Full

In seasons when water is scarce, tools powered by NASA data can help farmers decide where to allocate water and nutrients for irrigation and fertilizer.

gray-bridge-and-trees-814499.jpg
July 21, 2021

Call For Abstracts: A Valley of Opportunity

WWAO is hosting a session at the American Meteorological Society's 102nd Annual Meeting in January 2022. We invite you to join our discussion on building water solutions that harness satellite data to address decision-maker needs.

WWAO-AGU-Flyer-2021-crop.jpg
July 19, 2021

Call For Abstracts: Data-Driven Water Management

WWAO is hosting a session at the 2021 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting this December. Part of the conference’s Science to Action track, our session looks at how to improve water management using satellite Earth observations. We invite you to join us.