ESSIC hosted the 30th session of The Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme (jointly sponsored by World Meteorological Organization, International Council for Science and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO), April 6-9, 2009. Scientific guidance for the WCRP is provided by the Joint Scientific Committee, chaired by Antonio Busalacchi, AOSC and ESSIC, and consisting of 18 scientists selected by mutual agreement between the three sponsoring organizations and representing climate-related disciplines in atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological and cryospheric sciences. The 3-day session included 80 participants representing Switzerland, India, Australia, United Kingdom, Russian Federation, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Ghana, Canada, Japan, Italy, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, China, Norway, and the USA. A keynote speaker was Mary Glackin, 1982 B.S. Computer Science, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere at NOAA.
![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)
