ESSIC Visiting Associate Research Scientist Christopher Brown received a 2014 Group Peer Recognition “Rafting” Award from NOAA’s Ocean Service (NOS). This award recognizes coordination among NOS offices, providing NOS employees the opportunity to express their appreciation to another NOS or NOAA colleague who has helped them in some unique way.
![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)
