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Believe it or not, I had no say in those decisions. I support the
launch of this satellite. The more data, the better.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 10/25/2011 07:35 PM, Ron Force wrote:
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<div><span>Gosh Paul, the Clinton Administration built a
satellite to do just that. The Bush Administration
deep-sixed its launch, and its been sitting in a warehouse
since 1998. The Obama Administration funded its
refurbishment, but it's launch has been blocked by the House
in the 2012 budget. I wonder why? Oh yeah, we're broke, and
can't afford science.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1102/21dscovr/">http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1102/21dscovr/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory</a><br>
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<div>Ron Force<br>
Moscow Idaho USA<br>
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This leads me to wonder if a globally-averaged surface
temperature is really the best metric for determining if the
globe is warming or cooling.<br>
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Any thoughts? I don't know what the best way to measure
this is, though I suspect it would involve satellite
measurements of the overall energy gained from and lost to
space. There is also the added factor of what cloud cover
does in each case as this affects albedo.<br>
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Just something I've been kicking around trying to get a
handle on.<br>
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Paul<br>
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