{"id":2526,"date":"2026-10-27T18:14:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2526"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:14:48","slug":"dmsp-deep-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2526","title":{"rendered":"DMSP Deep Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6ae109e34a824&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ae109e351fa3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae109e351fa3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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