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Satellite Platform Launch Date a Mission End Date a Mission Mean(ppmv) bTIROS-N 13 Oct 78 1 Nov 80 337.10<strong>NOAA</strong>-6 27 Jun 79 19 Sep 83 340.02<strong>NOAA</strong>-7 23 Jun 81 7 Feb 85 342.86<strong>NOAA</strong>-8 28 Mar 83 26 May 84 343.67<strong>NOAA</strong>-9 24 Dec 84 13 Feb 98 355.01<strong>NOAA</strong>-10 17 Sep 86 17 Sep 91 351.99<strong>NOAA</strong>-11 24 Sep 88 Jun 04 363.03<strong>NOAA</strong>-12 14 May 91 Standby 365.15GOES-8 13 Apr 94 5 May 04 367.54GOES-9 23 May 95 28 Jul 98 362.90GOES-10 25 Apr 97 West (in transition) 370.27<strong>NOAA</strong>-15 to <strong>NOAA</strong>-18 26 Oct 98 20 May 05 380.00IASI (Metop-A) 19 Oct 06 Current 389.00Table 2: Carbon Dioxide Concentrations (ppmv) used in the CRTM to calibrate satellites.a Davis (2007)b Historical CO 2 observed data available at WMO Global Atmospheric Watchhttp://gaw.kishou.go.jp- 145 -

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