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Published online 23 September 2009 | Nature 461, 466-468 (2009) | doi:10.1038/461466a
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Atmospheric science: Cloudy, with a chance of science
When American and Chinese scientists agreed to measure pollution and dust over China, nobody foresaw how difficult it would be. Jane Qiu reports.
The meteorological bureau in the sleepy town of Shouxian in eastern China was buzzing with excitement. It was May 2008, and the spacious courtyard was littered with sophisticated remote-sensing instruments that had just arrived on loan from the United States Department of Energy (DoE).
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