TOPEX/JASON Sea Level
This visualization shows the relative sea level around the Earth. Sea level is represented by both color (blue=low, red=high) and bumpiness. The range is -500 mm to +500 mm.
Spinning globe showing TOPEX/JASON sea level data
![Color bar for TOPEX/JASON sea level: -500mm is blue, 0mm is gray, +500m is red Color bar for TOPEX/JASON sea level: -500mm is blue, 0mm is gray, +500m is red](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Color bar for TOPEX/JASON sea level: -500mm is blue, 0mm is gray, +500m is red
![TOPEX sea level in Eastern Equatorial Pacific from 04 December 1997 (El Niño) TOPEX sea level in Eastern Equatorial Pacific from 04 December 1997 (El Niño)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
TOPEX sea level in Eastern Equatorial Pacific from 04 December 1997 (El Niño)
![TOPEX sea level of the Altantic Ocean on 14 January 1996 TOPEX sea level of the Altantic Ocean on 14 January 1996](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
TOPEX sea level of the Altantic Ocean on 14 January 1996
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Akiko Hayashi (NASA/JPL CalTech)
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Writer
- Michael Starobin (HTSI)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, July 29, 2005.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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Sea Surface Height [Jason-1: Altimeter]
ID: 332 -
Sea Surface Height [TOPEX: Poseidon]
ID: 513
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