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Data collected by NASA’s Sentinel-6/Jason-CS are integral for tracking sea surface height as well as temperature and humidity in the troposphere. Explore Sentinel-6/Jason-CS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

Latest Data Release: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich reprocessed altimetry datasets were released on Dec. 4, 2025. Learn more.

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Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) STC Geolocated Waveforms Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Geolocated Waveforms F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Geolocated Waveforms G01 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) STC Geolocated Waveforms Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NRT Geophysical Parameters AMR 2020-11-28 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters F08 AMR 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters G01 AMR 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters (Unvalidated) F08 AMR 2020-11-28 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters (Unvalidated) G01 AMR 2020-11-28 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) STC Geophysical Parameters AMR 2020-12-06 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NRT Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NRT Reduced Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography G01 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) G01 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography G01 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) G01 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 G01 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) STC Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) STC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NRT Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER, AMR 2020-11-30 to Present F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NRT Reduced Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-12-07 F ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography F08 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F08 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
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