Our Rising Seas

Jason-1 Poster

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...

Tracking the Oceans' Height To Understand Earth's Climate

Pacific Decadal Oscillation flyer

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...

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

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

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich fairing logo

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

Ocean Dynamic Topography

El Niño Series

CNES logo

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Jason-1: First Image

CNES Jason Logo

Jason-1 JPL Open House '99 Display

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

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

Growing up in landlocked Zimbabwe, NASA JPL engineer Shailen Desai was far from the ocean but still experienced its effects on the climate. Now, he is contributing to an international effort to tra...

Sea Surface Height

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.

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

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry