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Watching Our Oceans
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May 20, 2008
Watching Our Oceans
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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
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
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
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
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
Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.
Decades of Discovery
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
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon
Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.
Rising Waters: A Warmer World
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
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation
Jason-3 Animation
Jason-3 Animation
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.
From Tuning Antennas to Making Dresses, Engineer Puts the A in STEAM
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
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
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.
Rising Waters: Sea Level & NASA Infrastructure
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist
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 Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
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
Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature.
Frozen Earth
