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The pioneering campaign drops probes from a plane into the sea to track how seawater is melting glaciers and lend insight into the future of sea level rise.

NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip

NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip

In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar cycle will amplify rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Study Projects a Surge in Coastal Flooding, Starting in 2030s

Study Projects a Surge in Coastal Flooding, Starting in 2030s

Set for launch next year, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will help scientists monitor Earth’s ocean, as well as the amount of fresh water in its lakes and rivers.

Assembly of Satellite to Track World's Water Shifts From US to France

Assembly of Satellite to Track World's Water Shifts From US to France

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the latest spacecraft to monitor sea surface height, releases its first science measurements to users.

Major Ocean-Observing Satellite Starts Providing Science Data

Major Ocean-Observing Satellite Starts Providing Science Data

NASA scientists have studied 17 years of gravity observations of our planet to understand how the global water cycle is changing.

Satellites Show How Earth's Water Cycle Is Ramping Up as Climate Warms

Satellites Show How Earth's Water Cycle Is Ramping Up as Climate Warms

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is honoring Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Watkins and Autonomous Systems Manager Gross, plus two European partners, for work on the GRACE missions.

International Cooperation Award for NASA JPL's Michael Watkins, Michael Gross

International Cooperation Award for NASA JPL's Michael Watkins, Michael Gross