The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, launched in December 2022, marks a significant advancement in hydrological sciences. It is the first satellite designed to investigate surface water in the global water cycle, and it provides the first comprehensive view of Earth's freshwater bodies from space. Using Ka-band radar interferometry, SWOT delivers, for the first time, simultaneous, high-resolution measurements of water surface elevation and inundation extent in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands globally. This dataset will fundamentally transform our ability to understand surface water and reveal new insights into hydrologic processes. The hydrologic remote sensing community has worked for more than a decade to develop new methods and scientific understanding that are now allowing SWOT data to advance knowledge of global water fluxes. For this session, we solicit abstracts presenting recent advances enabling SWOT to unlock new frontiers in hydrology and enhance our understanding of Earth’s surface water.