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Earth’s global sea levels are rising – and are doing so at an accelerating rate. Waters in the ocean are expanding as they absorb massive amounts of heat trapped by greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere. Glaciers and ice sheets are adding hundreds of gigatons of meltwater into the oceans each year.
With satellites, airborne missions, shipboard measurements, and supercomputers, NASA has been investigating sea level rise for decades. Together with our international and interagency partners, we’re monitoring the causes of sea level rise with high accuracy and precision. Global sea level is rising approximately 0.13 inches (3.3 millimeters) a year. That’s 30% more than when NASA launched its first satellite mission to measure ocean heights in 1992.
nasa.gov/sea-level-rise-2020
Rising Waters: A Warmer World
With satellites, airborne missions, shipboard measurements, and supercomputers, NASA has been investigating sea level rise for decades. Together with our international and interagency partners, we’re monitoring the causes of sea level rise with high accuracy and precision. Global sea level is rising approximately 0.13 inches (3.3 millimeters) a year. That’s 30% more than when NASA launched its first satellite mission to measure ocean heights in 1992.
nasa.gov/sea-level-rise-2020
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Ellen T. Gray (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Writer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Videographer
Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Visualizer
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Kevin A. Anderson (LAMPS 2): Videographer
Pedro Cota (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase): Narrator (Spanish)
Ellen T. Gray (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Writer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Videographer
Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Visualizer
Bailee DesRocher (USRA): Animator
Kevin A. Anderson (LAMPS 2): Videographer
Pedro Cota (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase): Narrator (Spanish)
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Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Heat Budget
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Coastal Processes >> Sea Level Rise
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Atmospheric/ocean Indicators >> Sea Level Rise
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13747
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Heat Budget
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Coastal Processes >> Sea Level Rise
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Atmospheric/ocean Indicators >> Sea Level Rise
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
