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| **3.       |   | Jim    | N |       | P: 301)   | Ji               |
| Approval   |   | Laver  | C |       | 763-8000  | m.Laver@noaa.gov |
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| **4. User  |   | John   | N |       | P:3       | John.j           |
| Project    |   | Ja     | C |       | 01-763-80 | anowiak@noaa.gov |
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| **5.       |   | Robert | N |       | P:561     | Rober            |
| O          |   | Joyce  | C |       | -394-3136 | t.joyce@noaa.gov |
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+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **6.       |   | Robert | N |       | P:561     | <Robert          |
| Technical  |   | Joyce  | C |       | -394-3136 | .joyce@noaa.gov> |
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+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **7.       |   | Op     |   |       |           |                  |
| R          |   | eratio |   |       |           |                  |
| equirement |   | nalize |   |       |           |                  |
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+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
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| General    |   | PROF-6 |   |       |           |                  |
| D          |   | mic    |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | need   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | to be  |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | and    |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | tently |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | arrive |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | within |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | 13     |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | hours  |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | of     |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | real   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | time   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | or     |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | they   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | cannot |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | be     |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | Cur    |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | rently |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | this   |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | pla    |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | cement |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | requi  |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | rement |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | is not |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | consis |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | tently |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | met.   |   |       |           |                  |
+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **9.       |   | The    |   |       |           |                  |
| Benefits   |   | opera  |   |       |           |                  |
| and        |   | tional |   |       |           |                  |
| Appl       |   | availa |   |       |           |                  |
| ication:** |   | bility |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | will   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | in     |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | of     |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | CPC's  |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | main   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | global |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | p      |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | recipi |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | tation |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | moni   |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | toring |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | tool   |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | or     |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | flood  |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | zards. |   |       |           |                  |
+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **10. Need |   | Jan.   |   |       |           |                  |
| Date:**    |   | 1,     |   |       |           |                  |
|            |   | 2004   |   |       |           |                  |
+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **11.      |   | Inde   |   |       |           |                  |
| T          |   | finite |   |       |           |                  |
| ermination |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| Date**     |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
+------------+---+--------+---+-------+-----------+------------------+
| **12. User |   | *      |   |       |           |                  |
| Priority** |   | *Check |   |       |           |                  |
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|            |   | priate |   |       |           |                  |
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| setting    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| orbit      |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| files on   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| the server |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| twice, or  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| better     |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| yet, place |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| primary    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| and backup |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| intenance, |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| access     |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| problems.  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| This       |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| allows     |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| users to   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| grab files |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| from two   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| sources,   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| and        |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| prevent    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| gaps in    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| data       |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| streams.   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| Concept Of |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| Operations |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| (O         |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| ptional)** |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| I think    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| the users  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| hope that  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| as many    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| point      |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| ope        |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| rationally |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| providing  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| accessible |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| microwave  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| rainfall   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| orbit      |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| files,     |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| several    |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| s          |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| uggestions |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| are        |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| provided   |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
| above      |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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| recommend  |   |        |   |       |           |                  |
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