Teams of climate change researchers around the world will be anxiously counting down the launch of the Jason-2 satellite from California on June the 15th. Successful lift-off will mean a whole new era in detecting the expansion of our oceans and sea level rise, both major indicators of climate change.
Dr David Griffin and the team from CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship have combined with meteorologists and research scientists from Europe and the US to support the launch and study its findings.
The Jason-2 satellite will criss-cross the Earth for at least 5 years monitoring surface and sub-surface ocean conditions, and the data it sends back will direct our efforts to combat climate change and sea level rise.
The data will also support advanced weather forecasting, because the temperature of our oceans dictates weather patterns around the globe.
