Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder
According to the United Nations, 40% of the world's population lives within 100 km of a coast, meaning that close to three billion people could be impacted by changes in sea level.
Solving the Data Puzzle of Sea Level Rise
The new Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder highlights the diversity of datasets used to piece together the status and drivers of sea level rise.
Solving the Data Puzzle of Sea Level Rise
Solving the Data Puzzle of Sea Level Rise
The new Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder highlights the diversity of datasets used to piece together the status and drivers of sea level rise.
Sea levels are rising at an average of 3.3 millimeters per year around the world. Rising seas are already having catastrophic effects in coastal communities through flooding, erosion, and storm-related hazards.
Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder
Sea Level Change Data Pathfinder
Error in MODIS Aqua/Terra L2P/L3 SST datasets
2020-11-03
It has been discovered that the MODIS Aqua/Terra Level 2P/Level 3 sea surface temperature (SST) datasets produced since 1 September 2020 have an input error from the MERRA-2 auxiliary dataset used in the SST derivation for the “Refined” SST files. These files will be reprocessed once the error is more well understood, but in the meantime they should not be used. Forward stream “Quicklook” or “NRT” files which use a different input for the SST derivation are unaffected.
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Animation: “Science is International” Says French Sea Level Rise NASA Scientist | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
For NASA scientist Severine Fournier, studying our planet knows no borders. Our changing ocean affects everyone across the globe. That’s why the new Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, launching Nov. 10, is a truly international mission that will study our rising seas from space.
Animation: NASA Engineer Helps Track the Global Impacts of Rising Seas | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich
Earth’s surface is covered by 70% ocean. Rising seas caused by climate change affect everyone across the globe, from coastal communities to those living inland. 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 track our rising seas.
Animation: NASA Scientist Studies Sea Level Rise from Space | Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Studying sea level rise today will help us better understand its impact on tomorrow. After living in coastal Virginia and seeing the effects of climate change firsthand, Ben Hamlington is now researching sea level rise at NASA JPL. The launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will provide new and better insights about our Earth’s changing ocean.
Animation: Behind the Spacecraft – Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich – Sea Level Scout
Our planet is changing. Our ocean is rising. And it affects us all. That’s why a new international satellite will continue the decades-long watch over our global ocean and help us better understand how climate change is reshaping our planet.
New PO.DAAC animation now available!
Animation of the retrieved ocean surface wind speed over the period of 1 August 2018 to 22 October 2020, produced using the CYGNSS Level 3 Science Data Record (SDR) Version 3.0 dataset.