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Dragon training in China focuses on atmosphere

10-20-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)

Over 50 doctoral level Chinese scientists from 30 institutes have gathered at the prestigious Peking University in Beijing in the People's Republic of China to attend a six-day advanced training course devoted to atmosphere monitoring over China using ESA remote sensing instruments.

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