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South America is shown with a box around the Amazon River.

Flood detection is a surprising capability of microsatellites mission

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The eight CYGNSS smallsats were built to study tropical cyclones. A new and unexpected capability has emerged: the ability to…

Article6 years ago

Before the flood arrives

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River floods are one of Earth's most common and devastating natural disasters. A NASA study analyzes how river-observing satellites can…

Article6 years ago