Our Rising Seas

A Year in the Life Of 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.

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

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 Poster (no text)

Sea Level

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Jason-1 Measurement System

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Ocean Dynamic Topography

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Altimeter Mission Series

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

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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

Estudio de seguimiento de la altura de los océanos para comprender el clima terrestre

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

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

Oceans' Role in Climate - Applications

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99