Add #2 to NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Nov. 2, 1999
Media Advisory m99-228b


Summary:

NASA TECHNOLOGY TRACKS CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE FLOYD

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NASA TECHNOLOGY TRACKS CONSEQUENCES OF HURRICANE FLOYD

     A NASA oceanographer, using spaceborne technologies to study 
the effects of Hurricane Floyd, has seen indications that there 
may be significant impacts on the marine food chain along the 
North Carolina coast due to extensive rainfall in the region.

     Scientists are studying Hurricane Floyd's effect on algae 
blooms and phytoplankton, important links in the regional marine 
food chain.  Their data also will help them understand how the 
hurricane's aftermath may affect the fragile environment in the 
coming months.

     Using data from NASA's Earth-orbiting Sea-viewing Wide Field-
of-view Sensor  (SeaWiFS) and an airborne laser instrument, 
scientists from two National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) centers can monitor algae growth over large 
regions, including Pamlico Sound between the North Carolina 
mainland and the Outer Banks.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  David E. Steitz 
(Phone 202/358-1730).
Contact at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA:  
Keith Koehler (Phone:  757/824-1579).

For full text, see:
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/99-126.txt 


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