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Attention is paid to the urgent and growing need for climate data from satellites to supplement the highly inadequate supplies from in situ observing networks. The special attributes and disattributes of satellites as atmospheric monitoring platforms are summarised, and progress with the use of satellite data in climatology reviewed, firstly for the first 15 years after 1960, and secondly for the subsequent 15 years to the present. Areas meriting further, or new, attention, are noted. It is generally concluded that increased cooperation amongst space powers would have great benefits for future satellite/sensor system design and use for climate applications.
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Barrett, E.C. (1989). Satellites and Climate. In: Berger, A., Schneider, S., Duplessy, J.C. (eds) Climate and Geo-Sciences. NATO ASI Series, vol 285. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2446-8_31
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