SSH and SST - Global

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...

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

In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.

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

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...

To provide scientists with essential information about global and regional changes in the seas, NASA will launch the Jason-3 satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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

Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.

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

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

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,...

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

For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.

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...

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

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.

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...

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

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...

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

This animation illustrates the evolution of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (relative to the respective normal state) in the Pacific Ocean associated with the 2015-2016 El Niño.

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

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.

Our World: How High is the Ocean?