Users can search for and view sea surface temperature imagery. They may choose from the latest image, or browse archived imagery that dates back approximately two weeks. Links to other sea surface temperature datasets are included. Full description.

This resource presents basic information about how the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite works, what factors affect ocean topography and how ocean circulation affects the Earth's climate. Remote imagery, diagrams, and links to related topics are included. Full description.

Students can learn basic information about El Nino from this description, which makes use of data from the TOPEX/Poseidon mission. Links to related topics are included. Full description.

This webpage is part of NASA's Classroom of the Future program. It provides background information about how ocean temperatures, currents, and atmospheric conditions combine to produce an El Nino event. The site features text, scientific illustrations, a glossary, and links to other Classroom of the Future pages. Full description.

This document discusses the mission of ICESat, the benchmark Earth Observing System satellite intended to measure ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, topography, and vegetative cover. Questions of particular interest to the mission include: is sea level is rising?; are the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets growing or shrinking?; are ice sheets are capable of causing large, rapid changes ... Full description.

This document discusses possible factors that contributed to the formation of massive continental glaciers during four periods of geologic history. Full description.

This is the homepage of the U.S. Navy's research lab in Monterey, California. Visitors can access materials on the lab's six major fields of endeavor: marine geosciences, acoustics, oceanography, marine meteorology, remote sensing, and space science. Links are provided to information on the lab's research projects, product demonstrations, a list of publications, collaborative projects in participation ... Full description.

This guide provides a brief introduction to the hydrologic cycle and related concepts. Users can choose from a set of links to pages which explain the distribution of water among the oceans, land, and atmosphere, and the mechanisms by which water is moved between its various sinks and sources. Full description.

This graphic illustration and accompanying text description show the distribution and relative proportions of water in the form of solid, liquid, and gas in Earth's lakes, rivers, oceans, polar ice, atmosphere, soil, and groundwater. Full description.

This lesson focuses upon the scientific phenomenon of El Nino. Learners will also explore the possible link between human-induced global warming, and El Nino as a possible distributor of global warming's extra energy. Links to related sites are included. Full description.