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Oceans of Climate Change
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April 21, 2009
Oceans of Climate Change
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Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists.
Rising Waters: Out-of-Balance Ice Sheets
Here we provide side by side comparisons of Pacific Ocean sea surface height (SSH) anomalies of what is presently happening in 2015 with the Pacific Ocean signal during the famous 1997 El Niño.
El Niño: 1997 vs. 2015
SSH and SST - Global
SSH and SST - Global
It's hard to "see" sea level rise by just looking at the ocean, but its effects are very real.
Earth Science Basics: Sea Level Rise
The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.
ScienceCasts: Measuring the Rising Seas
The Argo stop-motion animation aims to inspire children (and adults) to engage with marine science. It is quirky, fun and informative at the same time. The animation explains what an Argo float is,...
Argo Floats : How do we measure the ocean?
One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.
Climate Change and the Global Ocean
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.
The Science of Jason-3
For over 20 years NASA has been tracking the global surface topography of the ocean in order to understand the important role it plays in our daily lives. Climate change is causing our Ocean to war...
NASA's Earth Minute: Sea Level Rise
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.
Rising Waters: Sea Level & NASA Infrastructure
Fathoming the forces that determine global sea levels can be daunting. We present a guide to the basics of ocean surface topography.
Earth Science Basics: What Determines the Level of the Sea?
The joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the next in a line of Earth-observing satellites that will collect the most accurate data yet on sea level and how it changes over time. With ...
New U.S.-European Satellite Tracking Sea Level Rise
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.
From Tuning Antennas to Making Dresses, Engineer Puts the A in STEAM
NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.
Sentinel 6A Renaming Ceremony
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.
Rising Waters: High Tide Flooding
Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. NASA Science Live was recorded Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and featured...
NASA Science Live: Rising Seas
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...
Sea Surface Height Anomalies and Global Mean Sea Level
It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.
Rising Waters: Our Dynamic Earth
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Footage