South Pole satellites to bolster climate change accuracy

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Project to calibrate sensor equipment expected to deliver significant improvements in accuracy of climate change predictions

A South Pole snowfield is to become the most analysed spot on earth this month as a global network of scientists train more than 30 satellites on the area to calibrate their sensor equipment. The exercise,...

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