Weather Talk: Satellite launching soon will watch ocean levels

A new orbiting weather satellite scheduled to launch July 22 is designed to monitor the level of the ocean. Jason-3, the latest in a joint U.S. and European mission designed to monitor sea level, will use the latest and most sophisticated radar altimeter to send a series of microwave pulses to the ocean’s surface so it can time the reflection. Jason-3’s predecessors have measured a 2.4 inch average rise in the past 23 years. But the rise is not universal. More

(Source: INFORUM - May 30)