[eo-announce] Earth Observatory: What's New Week of 24 October 2017

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (24 October 2017)
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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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Latest Images:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/

* 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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Recent Blog Posts:
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/

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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