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Improving Atmospheric Temperature Monitoring Capabilities Letter Report (2000) / Chapter Skim
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3. Climate Data Record Issues
Pages 9-10

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... 3.3 Network Monitoring Finding: NOAA does not have a network performance monitoring system or a system to routinely inspect spacebased, upper-air, and other in situ observations for systematic, time-dependent biases. As a result, timevaIying biases can go undetected for long periods, thereby degrading time series without a possibility of taking early corrective action, e.g., new calibration, changes in procedures and processing (NRC, 19991.
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... 3.4 Inclusive Dialogue/Information Exchange Finding: The panel notes that its two meetings4 sparked lively interaction among a group of academic, private sector, and government scientists who welcomed the opportunities to exchange both general and highly technical information about the MSUs. Investigators who generate CDRs from operational instruments often do so in relative isolation and oRen have difficulty securing necessary infonnation from design engineers, other investigators, operational satellite controllers, etc.
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