Our Rising Seas

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Earth’s rising seas are some of the most visible signs of our warming planet. Over the last 23 years, NASA satellite missions have observed a steady rise in global sea levels as polar ice sheets me...

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...

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Water Vapor

In many communities in the U.S., sea level rise is already a factor in people’s lives in the form of high-tide flooding.

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich fairing logo

Altimeter Mission Series

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

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

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

Sea Level

Jason-1 5th Anniversary/Ocean Literacy Bookmark

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

On Aug. 26, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. PT, NASA hosted a media teleconference to discuss recent insights on sea level rise and the continuing challenge of predicting how fast and how much sea level will ris...

Sea Level

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

Natural Hazards

El Niño Series

Pacific Decadal Oscillation flyer