Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Line Drawing

Wave Height

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

Whale Census and Habitat

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

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-1 launch images

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

Jason-3 Launch

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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.

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

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

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

Jason-1 TRSR

Sea Level

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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...

Poseidon-3 Altimeter

The Falcon 9 protective payload fairing containing the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket