TOPEX/Poseidon:
Revealing Hidden Tidal Energy

North America Tides Asia Tides Complete World Tides
North America Asia World Map
Dissipation Zones Tidal Patterns TOPEX Spacecraft
Energy Dissipation Tidal Patterns TOPEX Spacecraft

Images: North America Tides JPG (10 kB)
High Resolution North America Tides TIF (1.0 MB)

High Resolution Asia TIF (1.0 MB)

World Map JPG (10 kB)
High Resolution World Map TIF (1.0 MB)

Energy Dissipation JPG (13 kB)
High Resolution Energy Dissipation TIF (1.4 MB)
High Resolution Energy Dissipation TIF (880 kB)

Tidal Patterns JPG (18 kB)
Tidal Patterns JPG (183 kB)
Tidal Patterns JPG (1 MB)

TOPEX Satellite Map JPG (9 kB)
High Resolution TOPEX Satellite Map TIF (231 kB)

Movies: North America Tides molecule Movie (2 MB)
Asia Movie (2 MB)
World View Movie (2 MB)


This multimedia project is the work of a dedicated team of researchers, animators, and media specialists. A companion video to this web site is available from NASA-TV. Below are a list of agencies, departments, and researchers who provided expertise and data for this production:

Special thanks to Dr. Richard Ray/Space Geodesy branch, NASA/GSFC


Please give credit for these images to:
NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Scientific Visualization Studio
Television Production NASA-TV/GSFC

Content Preparation and Project Production: Michael Starobin
Last Revised: February 4, 2019 at 06:02 PM EST