Our Rising Seas

Sea Surface Height

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft logo

El Niño/La Niña

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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...

Jason-1 Poster

Sea Level

Altimeter Mission Series

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Sticker

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Sea levels across the globe are rising as a result of a changing climate — and the rate at which they are rising is accelerating. NASA Science Live was recorded Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and featured...

Whale Census and Habitat

Pacific Decadal Oscillation flyer

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

Earth Science

Mapping Global Ocean Circulation

Water & Energy