Our Rising Seas

Oceans' Role in Climate - Jason-1

Launched on January 17, 2016, Jason-3 is a partnership that includes NOAA, NASA, CNES, and EUMETSAT.  The map shown here was generated using sea surface height measurements from the first 10 days (...

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

El Niño Series

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...

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich fairing logo

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Poster (no text)

Altimeter Mission Series

Jason-1 5th Anniversary/Ocean Literacy Bookmark

Jason-1 and TOPEX/Poseidon Bookmark

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

CNES Jason Logo

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites. Blue regions are where sea level ha...

Sea Level

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Wind Speed

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

TOPEX/Poseidon Measurement System

Jason-1 Fact Sheet