Gap Fill - Water - Level 6

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The SWOT satellite is about the of an SUV (sports utility vehicle). It took 20 years to develop, at a of $1.2 billion. High- radar equipment will measure the height of water on more than 90 per cent of Earth's . It will survey millions of lakes, as well as 2.1 million kilometres of rivers. Scientists will identify areas of water loss that could threaten populations and coastlines. NASA said SWOT is a marked technological upgrade from its . A spokesperson said: "SWOT will give us a ten-fold in the [accuracy] and spatial resolution of our measurements of water ." It will help scientists to better understand, "the critical the oceans play in climate change".

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