Ocean Dynamic Topography

Sea Level

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

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

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 Altimeter

Jason-1: LRA instrument

TOPEX/Poseidon GPS

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 Lithograph

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

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

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 (...

OSTM/Jason-2 DORIS

t - 7 minutes - Photo: Tom Shain

Jason-1 Radiometer

OSTM/Jason-2 Radiometer Antenna

Whale Census and Habitat

Radiometer Installation Team - April 2007

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 ...

Radiometer Install - Jan. 2007

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 TRSR