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

Wind at Work

Wind at Work

Get to know a new NASA mission concept

Less Ice, More Blooms?

Less Ice, More Blooms?

ECCO-Darwin helps us better understand ties between Arctic ice & life

Deep Ocean Slowdown?

Deep Ocean Slowdown?

Yes and no, as ECCO helps to show.

Deep Water Action in the Weddell Sea

Deep Water Action in the Weddell Sea

Far and away, it may the most important seawater you've never heard of...

River Triggers Intense Coastal Outgassing

River Triggers Intense Coastal Outgassing

Dramatic changes in carbon flux occur at the mouth of the Mackenzie River

How Does the Ocean Affect Earth’s Wobble?

How Does the Ocean Affect Earth’s Wobble?

Study uses ECCO to validate our ocean's impact on Earth's spin