Jason-3 Animation

TOPEX/Poseidon over Earth

TOPEX/Poseidon Line Drawing

Jason-1 Poster

OSTM/Jason-2 Artist's Concept

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

Jason-1 on top of the DPAF

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

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

Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...

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

Jason-3 Satellite Prepared For Launch

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

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

Early morning at the launch pad

Jason-1 Line Drawing

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.

SSH and SST - Global

TOPEX/Poseidon Artist's Concept

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite secured inside its payload fairing, is rolled to Space Launch Complex 4

Jason-3 on the Launch Pad

Jason-3 Lifts Off!

Mission team members perform acoustic tests of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite in a chamber outfitted with giant speakers that blast the spacecraft with sound. This is to ensure that the ...

El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The warmer water associated with El Niño displaces colder water in the upper layer of the ocean caus...