SSH and SST - Global

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...

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...

Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...

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).

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

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

The Argo stop-motion animation aims to inspire children (and adults) to engage with marine science. It is quirky, fun and informative at the same time. The animation explains what an Argo float is,...

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

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...

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

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

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

Here we provide side by side comparisons of Pacific Ocean sea surface height (SSH) anomalies of what is presently happening in 2015 with the Pacific Ocean signal during the famous 1997 El Niño.

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Watching Our Oceans

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

For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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.

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...