Our Rising Seas

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Wind Speed

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

Pacific Decadal Oscillation flyer

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

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

On the left is Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) relative to the sea level mean (1993-2018). On the right is Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) with the sea level trend as the straight line. The data a...

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

Water & Energy

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

Earth Science

OSTM/Jason-2 insignia for launch vehicle

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...

Wave Height

Jason-1 Measurement System

El Niño/La Niña

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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.

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

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

A Year in the Life Of El Niño

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