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Monday, August 31, 2009  |  Listen to the program

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Data on Climate Change, Gliding on a Wave

Researchers studying how climate change affects the earth struggle with big gaps in the data -- gaps half the size of an ocean, in fact. Scientists have been seeding the Pacific with all kinds of sensors in recent years to help cover that gap, but this month a team in Monterey launched what may be the most ingenious device yet. Reporter: Thayer Walker with Nathanael Johnson


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