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Watching Our Oceans
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May 20, 2008
Watching Our Oceans
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For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders.
"Science is International" Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist
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...
27-year Sea Level Rise - TOPEX/JASON
Sea Level Isn't Level - Why it matters
Sea Level Isn't Level
One of the best ways to understand Earth's ocean is from the perspective of space.
Climate Change and the Global Ocean
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
El Niño/La Niña - (12/1996 - 01/2000)
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
Our World: How High is the Ocean?
It’s not only water processes that play a role in global sea level rise – ground movements can play a significant role as well.
Rising Waters: Our Dynamic Earth
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth observing satellites from NASA and European partners.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure.
Rising Waters: Sea Level & NASA Infrastructure
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
NASA Climate Watcher Waves Goodbye
Here we provide side by side comparisons of Pacific Ocean sea surface height (SSH) anomalies of what is presently happening in 2015 with the Pacific Ocean signal during the famous 1997 El Niño.
El Niño: 1997 vs. 2015
The ocean-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Nov. 21, 2020 at 12:17 p.m. EST
NASA and SpaceX Launch U.S.-European Mission to Monitor World's Ocean (Recap)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying the Jason-3 spacecraft. Liftoff was at 10:42 a.m. PST (1:42 p.m. EST).
Liftoff of Jason-3
The ocean is responsible for Earth's mild climate and makes life on Earth possible for all creatures.
Earth: The Water Planet
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...
NASA Engineer Helps Track the Global Impacts of Rising Seas
Sea level rise is an indicator that our planet is warming. When ice on land, such as mountain glaciers or the ice sheets of Greenland or Antarctica, melts, that water contributes to sea level rise.
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
For NASA JPL engineer Parag Vaze, studying Earth’s rising ocean has been a career three decades in the making.
NASA Engineer Observes Sea Level Rise from Space for 30 Years
A key ocean observation satellite has been named after Earth scientist Michael Freilich
Ocean Satellite Renamed for Noted Scientist
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
TOPEX/Poseidon Instruments
Watch the Jason-3 Mission Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists gave an overview of the Jason-3 mission.
Getting To Know Jason-3
Ice covers 10 percent of Earth's surface and helps moderate the planet's temperature.
Frozen Earth
Watch the Jason-3 Science Briefing from Friday, Jan 15, 2016 - panelists discussed the science and research of the Jason-3 mission.
The Science of Jason-3
Karl and Seymour learn how carbon dioxide is formed in this sketch from The Lollygaggers, a global warming sketch comedy.
Fossil Fools: Mr. Carbon's Coffee
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...
Sea Surface Height Anomaly, 2014-2016
NASA and its partners announced the renaming of the mission, previously known as Sentinel-6A/Jason-CS.
Sentinel 6A Renaming Ceremony