ESSIC associate research scientist Sinead Farrell was elected secretary to the American Geophysical Union’s Cryosphere Focus Group. She will serve a two-year term beginning January 1 2017. In this year’s AGU elections, 21% of eligible members voted. Two of Farrell’s colleagues who she worked with on the NASA Operation IceBridge mission were also elected to leadership positions.
![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
