SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich

NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.

One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.

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.

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate.

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.

This video discusses the water cycle, which is the movement of water around the Earth, and its importance to life. Changes to the water cycle affect climate and vice versa.

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...

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).

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...

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.

The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.

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.

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

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.

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 ...

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.

Karl and Seymour learn how carbon dioxide is formed in this sketch from The Lollygaggers, a global warming sketch comedy.