Water Vapor

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

Jason-1: JMR instrument

t - 10 minutes

Ocean Dynamic Topography

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Altimeter

Headed for Orbit!

On the left is Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) relative to the sea level mean (1993-2018). On the right is Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) with the sea level trend as the straight line. The data a...

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The warmer water associated with El Niño displaces colder water in the upper layer of the ocean caus...

OSTM/Jason-2 Spacecraft

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Spacecraft processing

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-1 DORIS

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.