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Improve data flow monitoring to capture more data and prevent data loss.
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Develop standard procedures for quality control, including review of data by scientists knowledgeable in regional ocean characteristics.
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Assemble the complete, up-to-date global temperature-salinity data set.
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Quality control historical data to the same level as more recent temperature-salinity data.
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Identify, quality control, and add historical data which previously were unavailable.
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Develop long-term time series data sets for climate change research.
