ESSIC Visiting Associate Research Scientist Ralph Ferraro was interviewed by Space News regarding the pending launch of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory Satellite. Several ESSIC researchers, including Ferrero, are principal investigators of the NASA Precipitation Measurement Missions (PMM), which conducts research in support of the NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and GPM projects. The satellite was successfully launched from Japan on February 27, 2014. Find the full Space News article here:
![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)
