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Oceans of Climate Change
Published:
April 21, 2009
Oceans of Climate Change
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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
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.
Sea Surface Height 1993 - 2011
Karl and Seymour learn how carbon dioxide is formed in this sketch from The Lollygaggers, a global warming sketch comedy.
Fossil Fools: Mr. Carbon's Coffee
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
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...
Sea Surface Height Anomaly, 2014-2016
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
Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast
News Update on Launch of the Sea Level-Monitoring Satellite, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
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...
27-year Sea Level Rise - TOPEX/JASON
Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand...
Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters
Sea Level Isn't Level
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
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Watching Our Oceans
Watching Our Oceans
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist
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?
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.
2015-2016 El Niño-Southern Oscillation Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
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
Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.
Rising Waters on the West Coast
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.
Sentinel 6A Renaming Ceremony
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?
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)