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Watching Our Oceans
Published:
May 20, 2008
Watching Our Oceans
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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
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
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
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
The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.
Earth: The Water Planet
For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.
From Tuning Antennas to Making Dresses, Engineer Puts the A in STEAM
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
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch Footage
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
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?
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
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TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.
Rising Waters: A Warmer World
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
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
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...
Earth's Rising Seas
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
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?
Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature.
Frozen Earth
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.
Sea Surface Height 1993 - 2011
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
