Jason-3 Animation

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Ground Tracks

Jason-3 Ready for Launch

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

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.

Recorded live launch broadcast of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Sea Surface Height - Global Average from 1993 - 2011.

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

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

Jason-1 in full flight configuration

NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye

Jason-1 Line Drawing

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

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

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...

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

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

Jason-1 Spacecraft Animation

QuickTime VR of TOPEX/Poseidon

SSH and SST - Indian Ocean

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

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

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,...

Jason-1 launch images

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF