Because of unprecedented hurricane - related rainfall in southeastern Texas last week, the Gulf of Mexico and its bountiful offshore ecosystems are contending with the
record - setting
pulse of freshwater — a
volume of water exceeding the entire Chesapeake Bay — that surged off the land, sweeping along sediment, nutrients, and pollutants.
Watch - PAT100 A wristwatch - like device worn on the wrist with two probes that attach to your fingers, the Watch - PAT100 measures and
records pulse, oxygen saturation, actigraphy (movement), and changes in blood
volume that occur when you stop breathing.