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Oceans of Climate Change
Published:
April 21, 2009
Oceans of Climate Change
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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 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
Growing up in landlocked Zimbabwe, NASA JPL engineer Shailen Desai was far from the ocean but still experienced its effects on the climate. Now, he is contributing to an international effort to tra...
NASA Engineer Helps Track the Global Impacts of Rising Seas
Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.
Sea Surface Height 1993 - 2011
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
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
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.
Using GPS to Improve Weather Forecasts
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
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.
Climate Change and the Global Ocean
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
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
On Aug. 26, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. PT, NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss recent insights on sea level rise and the continuing challenge of predicting how fast and how much sea level will ris...
Sea Level Science LIVE
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.
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
After living in coastal Virginia and seeing the effects of climate change firsthand, Ben Hamlington is now researching sea level rise at NASA JPL.
NASA Scientist Studies Sea Level Rise from Space
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
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
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
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
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
