OSTM / Jason-2

Ocean Surface Topography Mission

past Mission

Type

Orbiter

Launch

June 20, 2008

Partners

French Space Agency (CNES), the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), NOAA, and NASA

Objective

Mapping ocean height

The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) was the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions designed to measure sea surface height, for research into sea-level rise and the relationship between ocean circulation and climate change, as well as provide data on the forces behind large-scale climate phenomena such as El Niño and La Niña.

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OSTM / Jason-2 Stories

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Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Mission Ends After 11 Successful Years

slide 3 - Graph showing Global sea level have steadily risen since the early 1990s to present as measured by Jason-2/OSTM and its predecessors and successor from the early 1990s to present day.
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Successful Ocean-Monitoring Satellite Mission Ends

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NASA-CNES Move Forward with Global Water and Ocean Surface Mission

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Long-Running NASA/CNES Ocean Satellite Takes Final Bow

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