22-year Sea Level Rise - TOPEX/JASON

  • Released Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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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.

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.

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. Flat map - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. Flat map - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. Flat map - print still. With color bar

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. Flat map - print still. With color bar

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the Atlantic Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the Atlantic Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the eastern portion of the Pacific Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the eastern portion of the Pacific Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the western portion of the Pacific Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the western portion of the Pacific Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the western portion of the Atlantic Ocean - print still

TOPEX/JASON 22-year sea level data. 3d globe focused on the western portion of the Atlantic Ocean - print still

red to white to blue colorbar. -3cm to 3cm

red to white to blue colorbar. -3cm to 3cm

red to white to blue colorbar. -2.76in to 2.76in

red to white to blue colorbar. -2.76in to 2.76in

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This page was originally published on Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
This page was last updated on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 12:06 AM EST.

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