Water Vapor

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

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

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

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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...

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Radiometer

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

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

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

Jason-1 launch images

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

Sea Surface Height

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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 Collecting Data

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

Jason-1: TRSR instrument