Water Vapor

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

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

Jason-1 launch images

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...

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites. Blue regions are where sea level ha...

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Lithograph

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Headed for Orbit!

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

Jason-1 DORIS

The Antonov cargo aircraft carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite touches down on the runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2020.

TOPEX/Poseidon Mission to Planet Earth

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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...

Spacecraft processing

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch