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NASA satellite launch promises accurate week-long forecasts

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NASA and NOAA know that multi-day weather forecasts can be crucial to tracking hurricanes and their aftermath, and theyre about to significantly boost the reliability of those forecasts. They just launched JPSS-1 (Joint Polar Satellite System-1), the first of a series of NOAA satellites that should improve the accuracy of weather forecasts extending as long as a whole week. It includes five upgraded instruments (including an infrared imaging sensor and a microwave sounder) that can….
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