While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones — called submesoscale eddies — are notoriously ...

NASA’s SWOT satellite has measured large river waves for the first time, which were found to be caused by extreme rainfall ...

Unlike ocean waves, which are ordinarily driven by ... on the Yellowstone River in Montana in April 2023. As the satellite passed overhead, it observed a 9.1-foot-tall (2.8-meter-tall) crest ...

The SWOT mission is a joint project between NASA and CNES, with contributions from CSA and the UK Space Agency, and represents a new era in observing Earth. Its snapshots of the globe every 21 days ...

A stock image of an aerial view of waves in the Atlantic Ocean. A stock image of an aerial view of waves in the Atlantic Ocean. iStock / Getty Images Plus "This direct sedimentary evidence shows ...

What Ms. McKinnon and her six crewmates encountered in August 2019 was a swell of glowing seawater so bright and gargantuan in size that a satellite orbiting hundreds of miles overhead was able to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There is more to the ocean’s waves than just rolling and breaking ...