WE PROPOSE TO IMPLEMENT A DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT ACTIVITY TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE SPURS-2 (SALINITY PROCESSES IN THE UPPER OCEAN REGIONAL STUDY-2) PROGRAM, THE SPURS INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPURS-IS). THE SPURS-IS WILL BE BUILT ON THE SPURS DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SPURS-DMS) THAT SUPPORTED SPURS-1, BUT WITH AN ARRAY OF ENHANCED CAPABILITIES. THE PROPOSED SPURSIS WILL INCLUDE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS: 1) A WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON SPURS-2,SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND,IMPLEMENTATION STATUS, AND RELEVANT ACTIVITIES FOR SPURS-2 PIS, THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, AND THE PUBLIC; 2) AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM THAT COLLECTS, PROCESSES AND VISUALIZES SPURS-2 IN SITU DATA, ANCILLARY IN SITU MEASUREMENTS, SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS AND MODEL FORECASTS IN THE SPURS-2 DOMAIN; 3) A SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT OPERATES IN REAL-TIME TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF OBSERVING PLATFORMS, DELIVER OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTIONS, AND RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM RESEARCHERS ON THE CRUISES AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PIS DURING THE FIELD CAMPAIGN. ACTIVITIES TO BE CARRIED OUT AS PART OF THE SPURS-IS ALSO INCLUDE: DEVELOPMENT OF A SPURS VISUALIZATION SYSTEM, FIELD SUPPORT TO PERSONNEL AT SEA, MAILING LISTS AND SPURS COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AND PERMANENT ARCHIVAL OF THE SPURS DATASET WITH THE RELEVANT FEDERAL DATA CENTERS.