TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

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

The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring.

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.

Watching Our Oceans

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

Oceans of Climate Change

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.

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

Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

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...

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.

Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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

El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)

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

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

The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.