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A Decade of Global Sea Level Measurements: Jason-2 Marks Tenth Year in Orbit
Jason-2, the oceanography satellite that has helped us map the ocean floor and measure global sea level rise, marks its tenth year in orbit.
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We May Be Past The Peak, But Hurricane Season Is Far From Over
We’ve seen tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin heat up quite a bit—most notably with the landfall of Hurricane Florence.
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NOAA to Enter Third Decade of Monitoring Sea Level with Jason-3
NOAA began monitoring sea level more than 20 years ago, with the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite in 1992. NOAA launched its newest in the series, Jason 3.
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Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Launch of Jason-3
A year has passed since the Jason-3 satellite rocketed into space. NOAA's Laboratory of Satellite Altimetry provided us a report on those 365 days.
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The NOAA Satellites Dating Game: Be Our Valentine!
In celebration of Valentine’s Day we have hearts in our eyes as we think about our amazing satellites. They each have…
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Just in time for hurricane season, NOAA gets new global ocean satellite
This week, NOAA assumed official operational control of the Jason-3 satellite, the latest in a series of spacecraft that measure the surface height of
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Jason-3 has begun mapping the ocean!
Jason-3, a new U.S.-European oceanography satellite mission with NASA participation, has produced its first complete science map of global sea surface
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Lift-off is just the beginning: Jason-3 readies for new milestones
The successful launch of Jason-3 on January 17, 2016, was a major accomplishment for the Jason mission, but it is by no means the end of the road. On
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