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CPO's Earth System Science and Modeling (ESSM) division supports research to advance understanding of the Earth system.

To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts--so people can protect themselves and their property--we need to understand global patterns and climate variability and change. And to help manage and conserve coastal resources and marine ecosystems, we need to understand and monitor our oceans and coasts.

The ESSM Division is actively building the global and regional scale understanding needed to improve predictions. The program coordinates an array of researchers from federal agencies, national labs, and universities, focusing them on the most pressing climate research necessary to advance NOAA's prediction and other services and applications.

The ESSM Division comprises five programs: Climate Variability & Predictability (CVP), Modeling, Analysis, Predictions, and Projections (MAPP), Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, & Climate (AC4), Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM), and Earth's Radiation Budget (ERB).

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New Results from NOAA’s ATOMIC Campaign Recreate the Growth of Shallow Clouds into Clusters 20 October 2021

New Results from NOAA’s ATOMIC Campaign Recreate the Growth of Shallow Clouds into Clusters

ATOMIC field campaign data leads to new insights into the relationship between trade winds and shallow convective clouds.

Upcoming NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Q&A Session 18 October 2021

Upcoming NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Application Q&A Session

Questions about the NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship application process? Join the Q&A Session on Friday, October 22, 2022 (10-11AM MDT).

NOAA upgrades climate website amid growing demand for climate information 12 October 2021

NOAA upgrades climate website amid growing demand for climate information

NOAA’s Climate Program Office today launched a newly redesigned version of Climate.gov, NOAA’s award-winning, flagship website that provides the public with clear, timely, and science-based information about climate.

NOAA awards over $171 million for climate science, community resilience 12 October 2021

NOAA awards over $171 million for climate science, community resilience

NOAA’s Climate Program Office (CPO) announced today a total award amount of $171 million, the highest five-year investment in the program’s history, to support 72 innovative and impactful projects that will improve our nation’s resilience at a critical time in the fight against the climate crisis.

Using Global-Scale Earth System Models for Regional Fisheries Applications 12 October 2021

Using Global-Scale Earth System Models for Regional Fisheries Applications

New research highlights the key structural differences among the most recent generation of earth system models that matter most to regional fisheries end users.

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Contact the ESSM Division Chief


Chief, Earth System Science and Modeling Division

P: 301-734-1185
E: jin.huang@noaa.gov

Contact

Dr. Daniel Barrie
Acting MAPP Program Director
P: 301-734-1256
E: daniel.barrie@noaa.gov

Courtney Byrd
MAPP Program Specialist
P: 301-734-1257
E: courtney.byrd@noaa.gov

Wenfei Ni
MAPP Program Specialist
P: 
E: wenfei.ni@noaa.gov

Dr. Annarita Mariotti
MAPP Program Director, on detail to EOP/OSTP
P: 301-734-1237
E: annarita.mariotti@noaa.gov

Contact

Dr. Daniel Barrie
MAPP Program Manager
P: 301-734-1256
E: daniel.barrie@noaa.gov

Contact

Dr. Sandy Lucas
CVP Program Manager
P: 301-734-1253
E: sandy.lucas@noaa.gov

Jose Algarin
CVP Program Specialist
E: jose.algarin@noaa.gov

 

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Atmospheric Chemistry Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4)

Dr. Monika Kopacz (UCAR)
Program manager, Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle and Climate (AC4)
P: (301) 734-1208
E: monika.kopacz@noaa.gov

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