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NEWSROOM - Press Releases

There's a lot going on with Ocean Surface Topography and related world research. To keep track of all the excitement, we've included a list of press releases.

You can also see previous years news items.



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2008 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
07/30/08 JPL Press Release Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 Begins Mapping Oceans
05/20/08 JPL Press Release Joint NASA-French Satellite to Track Trends in Sea Level, Climate
04/30/08 JPL Press Release Ocean Survey Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Site
04/01/08 JPL Image Release Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Niña Linger




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2007 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
10/16/07 JPL Image Release La Niña Persists
07/31/07 BBC Press Release Measuring Sea Level Rise From Space
03/28/07 JPL Press Release Golden State Heating Up, New NASA/University Study Finds
02/12/07 JPL Image Release Pacific Shows Signs of Morphing From Warm El Niño To Cool La Niña




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2006 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
11/20/06 JPL Image Release El Niño Builds, Warm Kelvin Wave Surges Toward South America
10/05/06 GSFC Press Release NASA Data Captures El Niño's Return in the Pacific
04/11/06 JPL Press Release NASA Joins Partners for Ocean Surface Topography Mission
01/05/06 Feature TOPEX/Poseidon: Sails Off Into the Sunset




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2005 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
12/31/05 JPL Image Release She's Back? La Niña Developing?
07/07/05 NASA Press Release NASA Satellites Measure and Monitor Sea Level
1/11/05 JPL Image Release NASA/French Satellite Data Reveal New Details of Tsunami



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2004 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
04/15/04 NASA Feature Moody Pacific Unleashes Another Climate Mystery
04/15/04 NASA Press Release Satellites Record Weakening North Atlantic Current
03/16/04 JPL Profiles Wading In: Studying Earth's Oceans
01/29/04 JPL Spotlight Spotlight: As Sea Level Rises, Beaches Shrink
1/23/04 JPL Image Release Pacific Dictates Droughts and Drenchings



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2003 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
11/03/03 JPL Image Release A Mostly Quiet Pacific
08/27/03 JPL Spotlight Spotlight: As Sea Level Rises, Beaches Shrink
07/21/03 JPL Press Release USA-France Tandem Satellite Mission Serving Up Fresh Sea Fare
07/03/03 JPL Image Release Where is La Niña?
04/07/03 JPL Image Release Hasta La Vista El Niño 2002-2003
03/14/03 Science@NASA A Quirky El Niño
03/04/03 JPL Press Release Keeping an Eye on Mission Safety:
Mission Operations Assurance Manager Sara Hyman



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2002 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
12/13/02 JPL Press Release El Niño Continues to Grow
12/11/02 JPL Press Release Jason-1 Open for Science Business
08/13/02 JPL Press Release Watching for the Next El Niño
08/13/02 NASA Press Release After a Decade, NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon Adventure Sails on
08/09/02 JPL Press Release Celebrating Ten Years of Ocean Observations
08/05/02 JPL Press Release Satellites Reveal Mystery of Large Change in Earth's Gravity Field
06/27/02 JPL Press Release As Summer Starts, Next El Niño is Slow to Grow
04/26/02 JPL Press Release Jason-1 Mission Status: JPL Takes Helm on Oceanography Mission
02/28/02 JPL Press Release Jason-1 Releases First Data



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2001 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
12/08/01 JPL Press Release Jason Sets Sail; Satellite to Spot Sea's Solar/Atmospheric Seesaw
11/19/01 NASA Press Release NASA/French Ocean-Observing Satellite Set to Soar
11/07/01 JPL Press Release Pacific Recycles Last Year's Winter
10/18/01 JPL Image Release Studying Coastal Eddies: Restaurants And Nurseries Of The Sea
08/18/01 JPL Press Release Pacific Decadal Oscillation Still Rules in Pacific; No Niño Anytime Soon
08/10/01 JPL Feature Article Ocean Mission Celebrates Ninth Year
07/31/01 JPL Press Release Jason-1 Satellite Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base
06/26/01 SpaceDaily El Niño Link To Southern Ocean Currents
06/21/01 JPL Press Release Pacific Remains Locked In Three-Year-Old Pattern: No El Niño Yet, But One Due
01/29/01 JPL Press Release Pacific may repel El Niños but not other climate woes



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2000 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
08/29/00 JPL Press Release Los Niños may be gone, but Pacific pattern remains
08/01/00 JPL Press Release Pacific Decadal Oscillation Packs a One-Two Punch
06/19/00 JPL Press Release Strong, long-lasting La Niña just fading away
03/23/00 JPL Press Release La Niña -- still a "cool" problem child
01/18/00 JPL Press Release La Niña's persistence may be part of larger climate pattern



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1999 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
11/29/99 JPL Press Release Mild La Niña conditions developing
10/20/99 JPL Press Release La Niña conditions likely to prevail
08/05/99 JPL Press Release Pacific ocean conditions are split: cold in east, hot in west
06/29/99 JPL Press Release La Niña barely has a pulse
05/27/99 JPL Press Release Entire Pacific is out of whack
04/22/99 JPL Press Release La Niña begins to fade
03/10/99 JPL Press Release La Niña hangs on
01/27/99 JPL Press Release Satellite image shows La Niña weakening



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1998 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
12/04/98 JPL Press Release TOPEX/Poseidon shows unusual Pacific
11/19/98 JPL Press Release La Niña looks 'frozen' in Pacific
10/21/98 JPL Press Release Pacific still battling between hot and cold
09/23/98 JPL Press Release Satellite shows Pacific running hot and cold
08/20/98 JPL Press Release TOPEX/Poseidon shows little change in Pacific
07/16/98 JPL Press Release Satellite image shows Pacific stablizing
06/26/98 JPL Press Release El Niño in retreat, Pacific in transition
06/02/98 JPL Press Release 1997 research data reveal clues about El Niño's influence
05/12/98 JPL Press Release El Niño still lingering in Pacific
03/20/98 JPL Press Release Warm water pool returns to near normal state
03/03/98 JPL Press Release New images show El Niño moisture in atmosphere
02/19/98 JPL Press Release Warm water pool is thinning
01/27/98 JPL Press Release Satellite shows El Niño water vapor in atmosphere
01/15/98 JPL Press Release Volume of warm water pool has decreased



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1997 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
12/18/97 JPL Press Release New Satellite image captures 1997 El Niño rhythm
12/05/97 JPL Press Release El Niño completes "double peak" pattern
11/18/97 JPL Press Release El Niño's warm water pool is increasing
10/30/97 JPL Press Release New TOPEX/Poseidon image shows El Niño is still strong
10/27/97 JPL Press Release Atmospheric water vapor in Earth's upper troposphere
10/08/97 JPL Press Release El Niño spreads northward along coast of North America
10/01/97 JPL Press Release Movement of warm water away from Indonesia
09/25/97 JPL Press Release TOPEX/Poseidon image shows El Niño is still strong
09/15/97 JPL Press Release Satellites confirm that El Niño is back and strong



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1992-1996 News and Announcements
Date Source Title
1996 JPL Press Release A Major Leap Forward for Oceanography
1996 JPL Press Release Oceanic Kelvin & Rossby Waves
1996 JPL Press Release Improving El Niño Predictions
1994 JPL Press Release Sea Surface Height Variability
1994 JPL Press Release Ocean Seasons
1994 JPL Press Release Dynamic Ocean Topography with Current Arrows
1993 JPL Press Release Electron Content of the Earth's Atmosphere
1993 JPL Press Release Water Vapor in Earth's Atmosphere
1993 JPL Press Release Wind Speed & Wave Height
1993 JPL Press Release Dynamic Topography of Earth's Oceans
1992 JPL Press Release First Released Image


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