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Watching Our Oceans
Published:
May 20, 2008
Watching Our Oceans
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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
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
TOPEX/Poseidon Launch
Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Watch the Launch of the Ocean-Observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 - How they will work
Jason-CS/Sentinel-6
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation
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
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 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)
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
Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.
Sea Surface Height 1993 - 2011
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
SSH and SST - Global
SSH and SST - Global
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
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks
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
One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.
Climate Change and the Global Ocean
Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.
Rising Waters: A Warmer World
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
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
Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know Jason-3
Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters
Sea Level Isn't Level
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
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