Water Vapor

Sea Level

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 launch images

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1: JMR instrument

Jason-1 Radiometer

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1: LRA instrument

This is an artist's concept of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over the Amazon.

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)

This animation illustrates the evolution of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (relative to the respective normal state) in the Pacific Ocean associated with the 2015-2016 El Niño.

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

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...

Jason-1 TRSR

Jason-1 in full flight configuration