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Watching Our Oceans
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May 20, 2008
Watching Our Oceans
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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
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
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...
Sea Level Rise Accelerates Over Time
The Jason-2 satellite sees something brewing in the Pacific. Researchers say it could be a significant El Niño with implications for global weather and climate.
El Niño - Is 2014 the New 1997?
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.
Relive the Launch: Sentinel-6B
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
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
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.
Earth: The Water Planet
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
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...
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Media Reel
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).
Liftoff of Jason-3
SSH and SST - Global
SSH and SST - Global
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters
Sea Level Isn't Level
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
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
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.
Jason-3: Studying the Earth's Oceans from Space
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
Oceans of Climate Change
Oceans of Climate Change
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
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist