NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA held a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 29 to share information about the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE), a campaign to study small ocean whirlpools, eddies, and currents. Understanding small-scale ocean dynamics will help scientists better understand how Earth’s oceans help slow climate change.

NASA's S-MODE Wraps up Last Week of Experiments

Studying the Sea with a Fleet of New Technologies

Inside NASA S-MODE's Control Center where a virtual daily meeting of up to 40 scientists gather to share new data, check in on the mission’s assets and plan where to maneuver their instruments and vehicles to capture the most useful measurements.