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Pictures from GLOBE at Rostov-on-Don

A note on the use of these images: These pictures are not protected by copyright. Their reuse for news and educational purposes is encouraged. However, if a recognizable person appears in a photograph, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity and permission should be obtained from the recognizable person. Please acknowledge NASA as the source if you reuse these pictures. NASA materials may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA or by any NASA employee of a commercial product, service or activity, or used in any other manner that might be misleading. These pictures were taken with a digital camera; film copies are not available. The images are 1152x864 pixels, and up to 400K in size. Return to the main GLOBE story | Teacher comments, names, schedule Arrival in Russia and initial training Sightseeing; Moscow in background Boarding the flight to Rostov-on-Don Classroom session Sightseeing; Rostov-on-Don in background Hydrology and soil protocols Salinity titration Alexey's Gate atop ancient fort overlooking the Don River. Sea water hydrology. The teachers on the shore of the Azov Sea Sea water hydrology. Fields of sunflowers. Digging the soil pit. Studying the soil horizon. Overlook of docks on the Don River. Hitchhiking in Rostov. Surfing the web. Surfing the web. Surfing the web. Land cover protocols Alabama GLOBE Director Greg Cox (in Legacy T-shirt) shows teachers how to use GPS receiver. Making land cover instruments. Air temperature measurements. Making land cover instruments. Goats attack the data before the team can make land cover assessments. Spring of St. Sophia. Measuring tree heights. Learning Russian - and English. Learning Russian - and English. The GLOBE team outside Rostov -on-Don's Botanical Garden Administration Building More hydrology protocols Hydrology studies in Don River near Rostov-on-Don. Hydrology studies in Don River near Rostov-on-Don. Hydrology studies in Blue Lake near Rostov-on-Don. Hydrology studies in Blue Lake near Rostov-on-Don. Hydrology studies in Blue Lake near Rostov-on-Don. Lunch on the lake. Lunch on the lake. Russian Teachers preparing for final GLOBE exam.