NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

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 ...

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).

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

Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.

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

Recorded live broadcast of Sentinel-6B, launched at 9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16 (12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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

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

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...

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

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

SSH and SST - Global

Jason-3 Animation

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

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...

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

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

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

SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

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.

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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...

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

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...