SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

The Jason-2 satellite sees something brewing in the Pacific. Researchers say it could be a significant El Niño with implications for global weather and climate.

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...

After living in coastal Virginia and seeing the effects of climate change firsthand, Ben Hamlington is now researching sea level rise at NASA JPL.

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

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...

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...

NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.

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

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.

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...

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...

Watching Our Oceans

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...

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.

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

SSH and SST - Global

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

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

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

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

Jason-3 Animation