22-year Sea Level Rise - TOPEX/JASON
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- Visualizations by:
- Kel Elkins
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Josh Willis
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- Produced by:
- Patrick Lynch
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Spinning globe showing TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. Earth spins once before camera zooms into West Atlantic, East Pacific, and West Pacific regions. With colorbar
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This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2014, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, and Jason-2 satellites. Blue regions are where sea level has gone down, and orange/red regions are where sea level has gone up. Since 1992, seas around the world have risen an average of nearly 3 inches.
The color range for this visualization is -7 cm to +7 cm (-2.76 inches to +2.76 inches), though measured data extends above and below 7cm(2.76 inches). This particular range was chosen to highlight variations in sea level change.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizer
- Kel Elkins (USRA) [Lead]
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Scientist
- Josh Willis (JPL) [Lead]
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Producer
- Patrick Lynch (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Datasets used in this visualization
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TOPEX
ID: 105 -
Jason-1 Sea Surface Height
ID: 332 -
Jason-2 SSH (Sea Surface Height)
ID: 668
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