With atmospheric carbon dioxide now at its highest level in recorded history, the need to make precise, global,...

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With atmospheric carbon dioxide now at its highest level in recorded history, the need to make precise, global, space-based measurements of this key greenhouse gas has never been more urgent. We don’t yet have a clear picture of how carbon dioxide emissions moves between Earth’s ocean, land and atmosphere. NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, scheduled to launch this summer, will address this and other critical questions to help us better assess the health of our warming planet.
 
To learn more about OCO-2, visit: http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov/
 
To learn more about NASA's plans to study Earth in 2014, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/earthrightnow

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