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Nature 447, 358-359 (24 May 2007) | doi:10.1038/447358b; Published online 23 May 2007

Plans forge ahead for better weather monitoring

Quirin Schiermeier

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Calibration is the name of the game.

Meteorologists are planning a coordinated global drive to recalibrate space-based measurements of the weather. The weather scientists are confident that better calibration will result in better data — and a fuller picture of global climate change.