Our Rising Seas

Water & Energy

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...

CNES Jason Logo

Mapping Global Ocean Circulation

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

Altimeter Mission Series

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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.

Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.

A Year in the Life Of El Niño

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

Natural Hazards

Jason-1: First Image

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Sea Level

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

OSTM/Jason-2 insignia for launch vehicle

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Aviso site en Español

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Wind Speed

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Jason-1 Fact Sheet