Sea Surface Height

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Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 DORIS

OSTM/Jason-2 LRA

Jason-1 launch images

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite sits in front of a testing chamber where mission team members tested whether the spacecraft could endure the loud sounds it will encounter during launch.

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

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...

Jason-1 launch images

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

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

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Whale Census and Habitat

Jason-1 Line Drawing

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

Wave Height

Jason-3

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

Jason-1 Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1: TRSR instrument