TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

Jason-1 launch images

High Resolution Jason-1 launch images

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

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.

OSTM/Jason-2 Line Drawing

Jason-1 Poster

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

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

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

Our World: How High is the Ocean?

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...

Launch preparations are progressing! (11/21/01) Photos: Stacy Mitchell of John Hopkins APL/TIMED project

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-3 Lifts Off!

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

Jason-1 Launch Configuration

These photos were taken during the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/14/01) Photos: Scott Michel

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

Watching Our Oceans

These photos were taken during the Dual Payload Attach Fitting (DPAF) mating operation with Jason-1. (11/13/01) Photos: Scott Michel

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

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

The SpaceX Falcon 9 with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is lifted to vertical at Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

This artist's concept shows Jason-3 over the California coast.