SWOT mission – Ice in the Baffin Bay

This satellite image was captured over Baffin Bay. 

The two swaths represent the satellite overpass: dark grey shows highest backscatter for ice, while white shows lowest backscatter for water. 

The SWOT satellite monitors sea ice, a key driver of ocean circulation that Arctic warming disrupts, affecting heat, oxygen, and nutrient flow (Credit: Canadian Space Agency, contains SWOT data processed by ASL)