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Why does the base period extend from 1988 to the current year?

April 26, 2017base EXTEND from 1988 period year

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Why does the base period extend from 1988 to the current year?

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A12. The SSM/I satellite instrument was first flown in mid-June 1987. Therefore the climatology started in 1988 and has been receiving satellite observations from the SSM/I instrument since that time. The base period climatology represents the complete period the satellite instrument has been in space.