This would permit the detection of chemical signatures associated with specific atmospheric gases and perhaps even some surface processes.

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But analysts think they may only be scratching the surface, given the enormous business opportunities associated with road improvements, new bridges and modern buildings around the world, particularly in Asia.

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These short-term global fluctuations are associated principally with natural oscillations of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures summarized in the Nino index in the lower part of the figure. 2012 is nominally the 9th warmest year, but it is indistinguishable in rank with several other years, as shown by the error estimate for comparing nearby years.

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