NOAA WILL LAUNCH NEW SATELLITE TO TRACK GLOBAL SEA LEVEL

There is a new satellite called the Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) that will be launched on June 15th at 1:47am. This satellite will continue the work if its predecessors: Jason-1, and TOPEX/Poseidon. Its main goal is to continue the long-term survey of the oceans, their circulation patterns, measuring sea-surface heights and their RATES of sea-level rise. How does it work? It ...