The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 October 2017)

New Notes from the Field:

• Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS) https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/category/spurs/?src=eoa-features Starting in August 2016, SPURS-2 scientists deployed a web of sensors to monitor part of the Pacific Ocean for an entire year Now, scientists on board the R/V Roger Revelle have returned to sea to recover moorings and gear and to collect one final, intense snapshot of the ocean

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• The Mountainous Spine of Corsica https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91172&src=eoa-iotd

• Fire Chars Brazil's Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91164&src=eoa-iotd

• Colorado River Agriculture https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91151&src=eoa-iotd

• Check Out These Colors, Maine! https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91154&src=eoa-iotd

• Typhoon Lan https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91148&src=eoa-iotd

• Umnak Island https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91099&src=eoa-iotd

• The Red Roads to Timbuktu https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91143&src=eoa-iotd

• A Regional Look at Arctic Sea Ice https://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=91139&src=eoa-iotd

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Notes from the Field * Pumpkins, Fish, and Communication Although communication between those at home and those on a ship has improved over the decades, being in mid-ocean still has quite a few communication challenges https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=9063&src=eoa-blogs

• Expedition Planning and Flying Fish The primary job of the SPURS chief scientist is akin to conducting a symphony orchestra of oceanographic measurements https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=9051&src=eoa-blogs

• Safety at Sea Crew and passengers need to be prepared to help ourselves and our mates https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=9044&src=eoa-blogs

• The Commute to Work Going to sea slows one down from the hectic sprint of modern city life and car travel https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=9036&src=eoa-blogs

• One Last Intense Snapshot of the Ocean https://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=8967&src=eoa-blogs

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