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Federal
SEA LEVEL (TOPEX/POSEIDON) recent views
National Aeronautics and Space Administration —
Sea level rise is caused by the thermal expansion of sea water due to climate warming and widespread melting of land ice. The TOPEX/POSEIDON mission a joint satellite... -
Federal
Monthly Near-Surface Air Temperature Averages recent views
National Aeronautics and Space Administration —
Global surface temperatures in 2010 tied 2005 as the warmest on record. The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) was established in 1982 as part... -
Federal
Monthly Carbon Dioxide in Troposphere (AIRS on AQUA) recent views
National Aeronautics and Space Administration —
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important greenhouse gas released through natural processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through huma activities such as... -
Federal
Land Ice: Greenland & Antarctic ice mass anomaly recent views
National Aeronautics and Space Administration —
Data from NASA's Grace satellites show that the land ice sheets in both Antarctica and Greenland are losing mass. The continent of Antarctica (left chart) has been... -
Federal
Monthly snow/ice averages (ISCCP) recent views
National Aeronautics and Space Administration —
September Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 11.5 percent per decade, relative to the 1979 to 2000 average. Data from NASA show that the land ice sheets in...