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How Does NASA Model Atmospheric Patterns?

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Scientists use the Goddard Earth Observing System,

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Or GEOS, to model atmospheric patterns.

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But it takes a lot of data to make these models work.

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Over the years, the number of satellites and global partners

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Contributing to the dataset has grown.

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In 1980, the number of observations gathered over a six-hour period was 175,000.

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In 2018, it was nearly 5 million.

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An array of instruments and satellites contributes to this global dataset.

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Including those flown on weather balloons and commercial airlines.

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This massive boost allows scientists to create a more

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precise and consistent model of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Which can in turn be used to reanalyze past observations..

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and study the specific factors that influence atmospheric changes.

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