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Sentinel-6/Jason-CS Data Access and Tools

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: July 16, 2026 - The first public release of Sentinel-6B radar altimeter mission data provides sea surface height measurements from the mission's long-established reference orbit. Learn more.

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NASA-SSH Global Mean Sea Level from Simple Gridded Sea Surface Height SSALT, NRA, TMR, POSEIDON-2, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-3, AMR, POSEIDON-3B, AMR-2, Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C 1993-01-04 1 ACTIVE ASCII Sea Level, Sea Surface Height
NASA-SSH ENSO Sea Surface Height Indicator SSALT, NRA, TMR, POSEIDON-2, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-3, AMR, POSEIDON-3B, AMR-2, Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C 1993-01-04 1 ACTIVE ASCII Sea Level, Sea Surface Height
NASA-SSH PDO Sea Surface Height Indicator SSALT, NRA, TMR, POSEIDON-2, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-3, AMR, POSEIDON-3B, AMR-2, Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C 1993-01-04 1 ACTIVE ASCII Sea Level, Sea Surface Height
NASA-SSH IOD Sea Surface Height Indicator SSALT, NRA, TMR, POSEIDON-2, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-3, AMR, POSEIDON-3B, AMR-2, Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C 1993-01-04 1 ACTIVE ASCII Sea Level, Sea Surface Height
Sentinel-6 NASA/JPL GNSS-RO Non-Time-Critical Level 1B V1 (S6A_RO_1B_NTC_NC__) RO 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6A EUMETSAT GNSS-RO Non-Time-Critical Level 1B V1 (S6A_RO_1B_BND_____) RO 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6A GNSS-POD Level 1B Daily RINEX V1 (S6A_GN_1B_RNXD_AX_) at GES DISC GNSS 2020-11-26 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6A Level 1B GNSS Radio Occultation Daily RINEX V1 (S6A_RO_1B_POD_RNX_) RO 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6 NASA/JPL GNSS-RO Near-Real-Time Level 1B V1 (S6A_RO_1B_NRT_NC__) GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6 NASA/JPL GNSS-RO Non-Time-Critical Level 2 V1 (S6A_RO_2__NTC_NC__) RO 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
Sentinel-6A Level 2 GNSS Radio Occultation Near-Real-Time V1 (S6A_RO_2__NRT_NC__) RO 2020-11-28 to Present 1 ACTIVE Temperature Variability, Radio Wave, Common Sense Climate Index, Electron Flux, Geolocation, PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, Microwave, Temperature Indices
MEaSUREs Gridded Sea Surface Height Anomalies Version 2205 AMR, POSEIDON-3, JASON-1 Microwave Radiometer, POSEIDON-2, POSEIDON-3B, Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C 1992-10-01 to 2022-12-22 2205 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2P P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED 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) Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Reduced Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography (Unvalidated) Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 P4 Altimeter High Resolution (HR) NTC Ocean Surface Topography Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter, AMR-C, DORIS, GNSS RECEIVER 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters (Unvalidated) AMR 2020-11-28 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L2 Advanced Microwave Radiometer (AMR-C) NTC Geophysical Parameters AMR 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Geolocated Waveforms V2 Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-11-30 V2 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
Sentinel-6A MF Jason-CS L1B P4 Altimeter Low Resolution (LR) NTC Geolocated Waveforms Poseidon-4 Radar Altimeter 2020-11-30 F DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Sea Surface Height, Significant Wave Height
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Sentinel-6/Jason-CS Data Tools

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HiTIDE Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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