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Findings currently being carried out could change history forever. A NASA satellite has found a series of details in the ocean thanks to a study led by Texas A&M University, using a unique satellite
The satellite is called Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) and has caused scientists to look at the ocean in a unique way, reaching totally invisible details (eddies, sea waves, something key in the transport of heat and nutrients).
These two small formations had been known for some time and had been sighted from space, but could not be seen in their entirety. However, thanks to this satellite, the images can be seen two-dimensionally and in detail of the entire ocean surface, allowing scientists to investigate the movement of water at a global level with total cleanliness.
These currents cause exchanges of heat and nutrients in the deeper and surface layers of the ocean, which affects the atmosphere and marine life. In addition to analyzing these movements, the satellite can also measure their height, calculating the intensity and flows of materials such as heat and nutrients.
For this, the scientists focused mainly on two issues: a vortex in the Kuroshio current in Japan, measuring water rises of 13 meters per day, and a solitary internal wave in the Andaman Sea, which doubles the energy of typical tides.
With these sightings, thanks to NASA's new satellite and the University of Texas, scientists are gradually understanding how eddies and ocean waves work with these new details, also allowing them to understand how the oceans will behave in the face of climate change.