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

Air-Sea Carbon Flux. How Much? Where? Why?

Air-Sea Carbon Flux. How Much? Where? Why?

ECCO-Darwin provides answers

Seamounts Seriously Stir our Seas

Seamounts Seriously Stir our Seas

Stirring around seamounts contributes to global ocean mixing

From the Bottom of the Ocean...

From the Bottom of the Ocean...

What does ECCO tell us about the ocean's role in Earth's energy imbalance?

Scattering of Mangroves

Scattering of Mangroves

Warming is expanding their poleward reach... but why not here?

Zooming in on Greenland’s Ice Loss

Zooming in on Greenland’s Ice Loss

High-resolution ECCO models help quantify glacier melt

A Tale of Two Coastlines

A Tale of Two Coastlines

ECCO helps unravel the mystery of why sea level change varies along the U.S. east coast

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.