Earth & Space Research (ESR) is a Seattle-based, nonprofit institute specializing in oceanographic research. Our mission is to increase societal understanding of the Earth system through scientific research and public education.

Research at ESR covers a wide range of topics from polar oceanography to equatorial studies. To find out more about what we do, check out some of our current research. Also take a look at our publications and presentations lists to see some of our past and present work.

ESR's main office is in Seattle, WA with branch offices in Oregon and New York. You can find out more about us, including contact information, through our About ESR page. Our staff pages also contain information about who we are and what we are interested in.

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Tools, Models, Datasets, and More
  ESR Products Monthly ENSO maps, PDO index maps, Polar Tide Models, Antarctic Tide Gauge Database, and more.


New at ESR  
  ESR has moved On May 19th, ESR's main office moved to a new location in downtown Seattle. For more information, please visit our About ESR page.
  Climate Research Lecture Dr. Gary S.E. Lagerloef was the keynote speaker for the Rotary Club of Seattle's Academic Achievement Luncheon, which took place on May 28th at the WA State Convention Center in downtown Seattle. Information about his presentation, "Climate Research in the Space Age", including access to his handout and a video-taped version of his talk, is available online.
  K-12 Outreach ESR is actively involved in K-12 outreach. Our Research Associate, Susan Howard, recently gave a presentation on the polar oceans to K-2nd graders at Margaret Mead Elementary in Sammamish, WA (read about it). For more information about other ESR outreach initiatives, please visit our Outreach and Education webpages.

  ESR welcomes Dr. Kathleen Dohan ESR would like to introduce our newest staff member, Dr. Kathleen Dohan. Dr. Dohan is a Postdoc who will be working with the Oscar team and OVWST. Please visit her new staff page to learn more about our newest colleague.
  Ocean Motion NASA recently completed their OCEANMOTION website, a public education project about ocean surface currents. The site features the OSCAR dataset, a project developed by several ESR scientists. The website also features interviews with ESR scientists, Fabrice Bonjean and Gary Lagerloef.