Our Rising Seas

Sea Surface Height

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

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.

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.

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

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

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...

Water & Energy

Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

Tracking the Oceans' Height To Understand Earth's Climate

Oceans' Role in Climate - Applications

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...

Altimeter Applications - JPL Open House '99

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...

Whale Census and Habitat

CNES Jason Logo

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

Sea Level

Mapping Global Ocean Circulation

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft logo

Jason-1 Measurement System

Applications of Spaceborne Altimetry

Jason-1 Fact Sheet