Blue Dot host Dave Schlom takes a look at rivers from space and on the ground in this fluvial episode! First, Dave is joined by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory hydrologist and Project Investigator Cedric David to talk about the joint US/French Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite's recent studies of Earth's rivers.
Rivers are studied and monitored around the world, but it's difficult to get data on remote river locations, so the view from space is critical to getting an overall picture of how our river systems are doing.
Later in the show, Chico State scientists Robert Irwin and Chad Praetorius will discuss an important restoration project on Battle Creek, one of the most important tributaries of the Sacramento River for anadromous fish like Chinook salmon and steelhead trout.
