ESSIC / AOSC professor Zhanqing Li and AOSC graduate student Yuwei Zhang are co-authors of a paper published in Science titled “Substantial convection and precipitation enhancements by ultrafine aerosol particles.” It reports that miniscule aerosol particles can influence weather more dramatically than previously thought, including storm and rain intensity. Read a press release 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
