SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

On Aug. 26, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. PT, NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss recent insights on sea level rise and the continuing challenge of predicting how fast and how much sea level will ris...

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...

It's hard to "see" sea level rise by just looking at the ocean, but its effects are very real.

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...

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

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

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...

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

Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. NASA Science Live was recorded Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and featured...

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

Jason-3 Animation

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.

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

Growing up in landlocked Zimbabwe, NASA JPL engineer Shailen Desai was far from the ocean but still experienced its effects on the climate. Now, he is contributing to an international effort to tra...

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.

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...

Experts from NASA, ESA, EUMETSAT, and NOAA discuss the upcoming launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich in a recorded live broadcast

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

Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature.

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

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation