TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

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 Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

Jason-1: LRA instrument

Jason-3 Animation

Launching aboard the joint U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is NASA’s next instrument that will help improve weather forecasting.

Watching Our Oceans

TOPEX/Poseidon Launch

SSH and SST - Pacific Ocean

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Jason-1 launch images

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,...

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

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

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

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

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

Ariane 42P launch vehicle

This artist's concept show Jason-3 over France.

Altimeter Mission Series

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Jason-1 Poster

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.

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

Jason-1 readies for launch in its bay at Vandenberg, AFB (10/31/01)