TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments

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.

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...

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

SSH and SST - Global

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

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...

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 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...

Sea Surface Height 01/2006-04/2010

The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST

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

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

Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.

Jason-3 Animation

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,...

OSTM/Jason-2 - Data/ground track animation

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

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

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

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

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launch footage

Decades of Discovery - How altimeters help us every day.