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Selecting and Prioritizing the Missions
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... • How will economic development affect air pollutants and their movement among regions and continents? • Can we better predict the risk of avian flu outbreaks or the potential spread of mosquito-borne viruses as climate evolves?
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... ; • Emphasizing cross-benefiting observations that range widely in their spatial and temporal resolution and in their use of different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum; and • Leveraging a broad set of partners, including other agencies, international partners, and the private sector. To develop its plan, the committee exploited both science and measurement synergies among the various priority missions of the individual panels to create a more capable and affordable ob serving system.
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... For instance, several instruments originally planned but more recently dropped from the NPOESS and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES-R) programs should be restored or their measurements obtained by other means.
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