Research conducted by ESSIC/CICS-MD scientists collaborating with the NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry (LSA) Sea Ice Research Group (http://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/sod/lsa/SeaIce/) was recently featured in a NESDIS news article, on 11 August 2015. The piece, entitled "Diminished Arctic Sea Ice Indicates a Changing Climate", was featured during the NESDIS "Arctic Week" event, 10 – 16 August, 2015. The article describes how Arctic sea ice thickness and volume continues to decline, despite year to year variability: <http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/changing_climate.html>
![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.]](https://essic.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/rv-chesapeake2-150x150.jpg)
Tracking Water Temperature with Satellites
September 18, 2025
