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Most Earth-bound projects are, by necessity, relatively small in scale: watching a single forest or network of rivers. But some seek global coverage. While satellites may be better at giving whole-world views, they're no replacement for the data you get from these instruments on the scene.
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- NEWS FEATURE: Observing the ocean from within
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- The Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography network consists of 3,000 floats covering the world's oceans. Quirin Schiermeier reports.
- 5 December 2007
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- COMMENTARY: Cinderella science
- On-the-ground monitoring is unglamorous work, seldom rewarded by funding agencies or the science community. But we neglect it at our peril warns Euan Nisbet.
- 5 December 2007
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- COMMENTARY: Vigilance is not enough
- Global surveillance is key to tracking potential pandemic viruses such as H5N1. But we need to share samples more rapidly, increase testing in endemic areas and track more than one virus, argues Walter Boyce.
- 5 December 2007