Oceans of Climate Change

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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 ...

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

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,...

Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature.

Sea level rise is an indicator that our planet is warming. When ice on land, such as mountain glaciers or the ice sheets of Greenland or Antarctica, melts, that water contributes to sea level rise.

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

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.

B-roll for media. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is an Earth-observing satellite that will collect data on sea level and how it changes over time. By measuring sea surface height, scientists world...

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.

Jason-3 Animation

The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satelli...

It's hard to "see" sea level rise by just looking at the ocean, but its effects are very real.

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.

Our World: How High is the Ocean?

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.