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Appendix B: NOAA'S Near-, Mid-, and Long-Term Goals
Pages 117-119

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... • Develop a prototype global quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) (merged satellite, radar and gauge)
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... • Provide near-real-time accurate estimates of global precipitation over land for assimilation in land data assimilation.
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  • flash flood
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