Virginia Tech: Geoscientists Use Satellite to Determine Not the Shape of Water, But How Water Shapes Land
January 17, 2026
January 17, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land
By Kelly Izlar
What's the shape of water?
In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water.
Virginia Tech geoscientist . . .
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Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land
By Kelly Izlar
What's the shape of water?
In 2022, NASA launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite to answer this question by precisely measuring the height and extent of bodies of water.
Virginia Tech geoscientist . . .