Editing TOPEX/Poseidon (section)

== Measurements continue ==

TOPEX/Poseidon's follow-on mission, [[Jason 1|Jason-1]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/jason-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20011011234534/http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/jason-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2001-10-11 | title = Ocean Surface Topography from Space | publisher = NASA/JPL }}</ref> was launched in 2001 to continue the ongoing measurements of sea surface topography. The two satellites, TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1, flew in a tandem mission for three years providing twice the coverage of the sea surface and allowing scientists to study smaller features than could be seen by one satellite.

The record of global sea surface height begun by TOPEX/Poseidon and  Jason-1 continues into the future with the [[Ocean Surface Topography Mission]] on the [[Jason-2]] satellite, which launched in June 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ostm/news/ostm-20080620.html |title=NASA Launches Ocean Satellite to Keep a Weather, Climate Eye Open |publisher=NASA}}</ref> The [[Jason-3]] mission launched January 17, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=PDF_OST_WORKSHOP_CONCLUSIONS&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased |title=CEOS Ocean Surface Topography (OST) Constellation Strategic Workshop |publisher=Eumetsat |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114124055/http://www.eumetsat.int/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=PDF_OST_WORKSHOP_CONCLUSIONS&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased |archive-date=November 14, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason3/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813232116/http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason3/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-08-13 |title=Jason-3 |publisher=NASA JPL }}</ref>