ESSIC Assistant Research Scientist Ariana Sutton-Grier was on the planning committee for the 5th annual North American Carbon Program Principal Investigators Meeting (NACP PI) in Washington, D.C., 26-29 January 2015. Sutton-Grier's activities included the organization of two science sessions on carbon science to support policy and on a plenary speaker to discuss the future of carbon science. In addition, she also organized a break-out session on coastal carbon science.
![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)
