Our Rising Seas

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

A Year in the Life Of El Niño

Jason-1 5th Anniversary/Ocean Literacy Bookmark

The Legacy of Topex/Poseidon

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...

Ionospheric Total Electron Content

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.

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.

Ocean Dynamic Topography

Jason-1 with 3 Ships

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...

TOPEX/Poseidon JPL Open House '99 Display

El Niño Series

Tracking the Oceans' Height To Understand Earth's Climate

TOPEX/Poseidon Fact Sheet

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...

Variability of Ocean Dynamic Topography

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

CNES Jason Logo

Jason-1 Fact Sheet

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich fairing logo

Aviso site en Español

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...

Changing conditions in the Pacific have stirred up Earth’s largest ocean and redistributed its heat, piling up warm waters along U.S. Western shores and raising sea level in the process.