ESSIC/AOSC professor Raghu Murtugudde wrote a piece in The Hindu Business Line about predicting monsoons. The article, titled “Monsoon modelling is not like the ‘blind men and elephant’ story,” addresses shortcomings in monsoon modelling. It cites various studies, including UMD-NOAA studies, which analyze such errors. Read the full piece 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)
Tracking Water Temperature with Satellites
September 18, 2025
