The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (29 July 2014)

Latest Images: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/

• Seeing through Sakha's Smoke http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84091&src=eoa-iotd

• Tracing Aerosols to their Smoky and Sandy Sources http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84072&src=eoa-iotd

• Okavango Delta http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84078&src=eoa-iotd

• Lava Around Lake Afrera http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84081&src=eoa-iotd

• Diamonds in the Sub-Arctic Rough http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84085&src=eoa-iotd

• A Closer Look at Alaska's Forests http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84068&src=eoa-iotd

• Groundwater Deficit Out West http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84065&src=eoa-iotd

• Forging Sulaiman Range http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=84060&src=eoa-iotd

Recent Blog Posts: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/

Elegant Figures * Adjusting the Range: How to Scale Data Palettes aren�t the only important decision when visualizing data with color: you also need to consider scaling Not only is the choice of start and end points (the lowest and highest values) critical, but the way intermediate values are stretched between them http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=1050&src=eoa-blogs

• The Difference between Night and Day VIIRS Day-Night Band data is spectacular, but takes a little bit of work to visualize http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/elegantfigures/?p=1042&src=eoa-blogs

Notes from the Field * Deep Blue Water and a Roller Coaster Ride http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=6315&src=eoa-blogs

• A Pilot's Life at 65,000 Feet over Alaska http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=6302&src=eoa-blogs