[Ben Ficklin]

You are right, the OCO will collect data that will add to our knowledge and no one knows what those implications are. But more important, OCO should be able to determine where the "missing carbon" is going.

As for ominous data, the infrared spectrophotometer on the satellites measure air temp and they show rising temps. The satellite that is measuring water levels in aquifers show water levels in the aquifers to be falling. Nations like India and China show concerns in regard to how the carbon cycle affects the hydrologic cycle(monsoons), which combine with the nutrient cycle of the Himalayas to feed half the people on earth

[justa-hairyape]

Carbon cycle follows temperature trend. Therefore it is a waste of time. Follow the energy cycle. That is all that matters.