The instruments on OCO would have examined the lower atmosphere, and in finer detail.

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Ibuki and OCO should provide a better idea of what happens to carbon dioxide once it is produced.

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The concentration maps produced by Ibuki and OCO will help in understanding where carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere and where it gets absorbed.

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California, New York and Texas have proved the biggest magnets, topping OCO Global's list of foreign investment in new facilities or expansions from 2003-07.

ECONOMIST: Foreign investment

The satellite, known as OCO-2, is being prepared for launch in February 2013 aboard the same type of Taurus XL rocket used with Glory.

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The plan was for OCO's measurements to be synchronised with an analysis of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases by the rest of the fleet.

ECONOMIST: Greenhouse gases

As a result, the Budget included a placeholder for DOD FY 2014 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding, equivalent to the amount provided in the President's FY 2013 Budget.

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The Administration noted in the FY 2014 Budget that after determining the required force levels in Afghanistan, a Budget amendment updating the OCO request would be submitted to the Congress.

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Paul Ryan when he submitted his budget counted what they call OCO savings in his budget because these -- this is the result -- any other policy decision you make is a choice about how much money to spend, and that's what these decisions are.

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