Our Rising Seas

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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.

Measuring El Niño & La Niña - JPL Open House '99 Display

Sea Surface Height

CNES Jason Logo

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Jason-1: First Image

TOPEX/Poseidon 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.

Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists.

Tracking the Oceans' Height To Understand Earth's Climate

How We Fly Our Satellite- JPL Open House '99 Display

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

OSTM/Jason-2 insignia for launch vehicle

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft logo

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites. Blue regions are where sea level ha...

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

El Niño/La Niña