From the Bottom of the Ocean...
What does ECCO tell us about the ocean's role in Earth's energy imbalance?
The "Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean" (ECCO) consortium makes the best possible estimates of ocean circulation and its role in climate. Our solutions combine state-of-the-art ocean circulation models with global ocean data sets.
What sets us apart from other models? We reproduce observations in a physically and statistically consistent manner. Over a thousand ECCO-related publications attest to our products' value for understanding changes in the ocean – including sea level rise, sea ice loss, El Niño events, and the cycling of water and carbon.
Featured Publications
Scattering of Mangroves
Warming is expanding their poleward reach... but why not here?
Zooming in on Greenland’s Ice Loss
High-resolution ECCO models help quantify glacier melt
A Tale of Two Coastlines
ECCO helps unravel the mystery of why sea level change varies along the U.S. east coast
Research Roundup 2023
Take a tour of ECCO's 2023 Publications!
What’s Baking the Bering Sea?
ECCO helps pinpoint the process responsible for abnormal ocean temperatures
ECCO Watching Our Climate
The ocean absorbs more then 90% of the excess heat from global warming. ECCO allows us to measure long-term trends at various ocean depths. This includes the uppermost 200 meters (650 feet) that has a direct influence on our atmosphere (and vice versa). Even better ECCO reveals trends throughout the full depth of our ocean.
