Our Rising Seas

CNES Jason Logo

Wave Height

Water Vapor

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

OSTM/Jason-2 insignia for launch vehicle

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

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.

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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...

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.

Whale Census and Habitat

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Oceans' Role in Climate - Applications

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

Altimeter Mission Series