Flying HIPPO Samples Earth's Atmosphere

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“Tracking carbon dioxide and other gases with only surface measurements has been like snorkeling with a really foggy mask,” said Britton Stephens, a scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in a press release on Wednesday. That release was issued to announce the conclusion this week of a three-year project designed to fill in the gaps and allow researchers to create "the first global portrait of greenhouse gases."

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