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September 5, 2021
Another lucky day
By Marc SimardToday was a lucky day. Both AirSWOT and UAVSAR flew simultaneously over the Atchafalaya basin to capture river and wetland flows as tides receded. AirSWOT collected its flight pattern 3 times with and additional round of 2 lines over the Atchafalaya River and the Wax Lake Outlet. The UAVSAR performed 9 laps around its planned racetrack over the Atchafalaya basin, recording changes in water level in wetlands as tide receded. The combination of the two sets of radar observations will provide a synoptic glimpse at the overflow of the Atchafalaya River and Wax Lake Outlet into the surrounding wetlands.