NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

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

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

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

Jason-3 Animation

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...

Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.

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

Jason-CS/Sentinel-6 - How they will work

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

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

SSH and SST - Global

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

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...

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

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

El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)

On the left is Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) relative to the sea level mean (1993-2018). On the right is Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) with the sea level trend as the straight line. The data a...

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

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

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

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).

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...

OSTM/Jason-2 - All instruments plus data animation

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.