Our Rising Seas

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Jason-1: First Image

Jason-1 Poster

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

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.

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Tracking the Oceans' Height To Understand Earth's Climate

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...

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.

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Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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.

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Wave Height

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.

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

Jason-1 Pin

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Jason-1 Measurement System

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Sea Level

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satelli...

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