Sea Level

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

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...

Wave Height

TOPEX/Poseidon Collecting Data

Headed for Orbit!

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

In this illustration, the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft - the world's latest sea-level satellite - orbits Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

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 Line Drawing

Jason-1: TRSR instrument

Jason-1 Lithograph

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 (...

Radiometer Rework - April 2007

TOPEX/Poseidon Altimeter

TOPEX/Poseidon DORIS

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

OSTM/Jason-2 GPSP

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Jason-1 launch images

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

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

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 TRSR

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept