Keeping a steady eye on sea level change from space
The Sentinel-6/Jason-CS satellite mission will add to a long-term sea level dataset that's become the gold standard for climate studies from orbit.
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New international sea level satellite completes testing
A team of engineers in the U.S. and Europe subjected the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft to a battery of trials to ready it for liftoff later this year.
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New global groundwater maps and U.S. drought forecasts released
Satellite data on the movement of water on Earth helps to improve the accuracy of moisture maps and forecasts.
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Huge East Antarctic glacier especially susceptible to climate impacts
The shape of the ground beneath Denman Glacier, which is melting from the bottom up, makes it particularly vulnerable to seawater intrusion.
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GRACE, GRACE-FO satellite data track ice loss at the poles
Greenland and Antarctica are melting—but how quickly and which areas are most affected? Nearly 20 years of satellite data provide key insights into these questions.
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