SWOT Hydrology Products and Early Results

SWOT is an innovative altimetry mission launched by NASA and CNES in December 2022. The data acquired by the HR mode of the principal instrument KaRIn enable precise estimation of elevation, area and related parameters for continental water surfaces, globally and repeatedly. In this article we briefly present the different science data products, with real-world examples and some preliminary results on performance. The final presentation will report on the global performance assessments which are due for the SWOT Science Validation Meeting in June 2024.