ESSIC seeks to understand the relationships between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land masses and biosphere, with an eye to the influence of human activities on Earth's coupled systems.

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A Metadata Template For Ocean Carbon, Ocean Acidification, And mCDR Data Management

September 19, 2025

Li-Qing Jiang is first author on a new metadata template for ocean carbon, ocean acidification, and mCDR data management. Based on insights from two 2024

Christopher Smith Receives NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center Peer Award

September 19, 2025

ESSIC/CISESS Scientist Christopher Smith, GOES-R Satellite Liaison for the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center (WPC) and Ocean Prediction Center, received a 2025 WPC Peer

Satellite seasonal temperature difference maps indicate how the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and its organisms may respond to the temperature changes. Here, the maps show warmer than average water temperatures from January through March 2020, cooler than average from April through June, near average July through September, and slightly warmer than average October through December. The long-term baseline is from the years 2008-2019.]

Tracking Water Temperature with Satellites

September 18, 2025

The Chesapeake Bay is the nation’s largest estuary and ranks among the most biologically productive waterways in the world. Yet maintaining that productivity, while also