ESSIC / AOSC Professor Zhanqing Li is a co-author of a new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences titled “First surface-based estimation of the aerosol indirect effect (AIE) over a site in southeastern China.” According to Li, the use of ground-based measurements is one of the most important methodologies for both quantifying the magnitude of AIE and understanding the underlying mechanisms. The authors were the first researchers to utilize the approach in China.
![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)
