ESSIC assistant research scientist Alexey Mishonov co-authored a new article in Geophysical Research Letters on decadal patterns of suspended particles in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean Basins. The study found that the long-term trend is for high particulate areas to occur only in areas where the surface water kinetic energy is high. Particulate concentration is very low throughout most of the ocean.
![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)
