Total water storage from GRACE, 2007

Animated GIF of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, scheduled to launch in November 2020.

Animated GIF: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich

Map of sea surface height measurements collected by Jason-3 during its first 10 days of orbit.

Jason-3 begins mapping the ocean

We know seas are rising and we know why. The urgent questions are by how much and how quickly.

Infographic: Sea level rise

A poster titled 'Measuring Greenland's Ice' depicting the various measurement mechanisms that will be utilized by the Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission.

Measuring Greenland's ice (poster)

Images from GRACE satellite data show Greenland ice mass changes since 2003.

Greenland ice loss 2003-2013

Graphic showing reconciled estimate of glacier contributions to sea level rise.

Regional assessments of glacier mass

Image of ocean winds near the surface as observed by NASA's ISS-RapidScat on the International Space Station.

RapidScat observes El Niño

Graphic of global glacial mass loss and area summarized by region.

Regional rates of glacier loss for 2003 to 2009

1997 and 2015 El Niño animations made from data collected by the TOPEX/Poseidon (1997) and the OSTM/Jason-2 (2015) satellites

El Niño: 1997 vs. 2015

Animated GIF of Oceans Melting Greenland GLISTIN-A instrument observing Greenland's glacier front; aircraft deploying ocean probes.

Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) GLISTIN-A & AXCTD - Animated GIF

Visualization of the expanse of the annual minimum Arctic sea ice for each year from 1979 to 2014 as derived from SSMI data.

Annual Arctic sea ice minimum 1979-2014 with area graph

Animated GIF of Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) ship and airborne AIRGrav instrument.

Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) ship & airborne AIRGrav instrument

Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) ship & AIRGrav instrument - Animated GIF

Visualization of a gravity model created with data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE).

GRACE global gravity animation

Images show changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2003.

Antarctic ice loss 2003-2013

Visualization of monthly changes in ocean bottom pressure data obtained by the GRACE satellites from November 2002 to January 2012.

Ocean bottom pressure from GRACE

An animation shows global sea level trends from 1993 to 2022 as observed by several satellite missions.

Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise

An animation with voiceover narration showing the global ocean tides as a complex system of rotating and trapped waves with a mixture of frequencies.

Video: Global Ocean Tides

A visualization of U.S. East Coast ocean flows

Video: Ocean Flow Vignettes

A visualization shows ocean currents circulating Pine Island Bay and flowing under Pine Island Glacier.

Video: Ocean Flows Under Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought.

Video: Sea level rise accelerates over time

NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) and Operation IceBridge missions investigate Greenland's thinning ice sheets from above and below.

Greenland's thinning ice

Explore how scientists determine glacial speed from space.

At glacial speed

Video: Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Principal Investigator Josh Willis recaps the last leg of the campaign's survey of northwest Greenland.

Oceans Melting Greenland 9/28/16 update

Video: Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) Principal Investigator Josh Willis reports about perfect conditions in northwest Greenland that led to a great day for data collection.

Oceans Melting Greenland 9/24/16 update

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Total water storage from GRACE, 2007

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