Sea Level

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

TOPEX/Poseidon launch

Jason-1 Artists Concept

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

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.

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

Jason-1 Altimeter

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

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 instrument

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Jason-1: LRA instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

Jason-1 Line Drawing

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020, at 9:17 a.m. PST

Radiometer Install - April 2007

Jason-3

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

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

Inside half of the Delta Clam shell faring

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

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...

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