SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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...

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

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

Fathoming the forces that determine global sea levels can be daunting. We present a guide to the basics of ocean surface topography.

El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)

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...

El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The warmer water associated with El Niño displaces colder water in the upper layer of the ocean caus...

For NASA engineer Shannon Statham, building spacecraft is all about being creative.

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

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).

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

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

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

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

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

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

Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists.

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

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.

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...

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

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...

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