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7. High priority for additional observations should be focused on data‐poor areas,
poorly‐observed parameters, areas sensitive to change, and key measurements
with inadequate temporal resolution. National, regional and global network
adequacy assessments are pertinent here. The development of improved
observational technologies should focus on those observations and regions for
which capturing quality observations have proven problematic (e.g. precipitation
in cold climates).
8. Long‐term requirements should be specified to network designers, operators and
instrument engineers at the outset of system design and implementation.
Sustainable climate monitoring can only be achieved through a shared
understanding, and considerable liaison, between observation network and
system managers, data managers and climatologists. The latter will need to
represent the very broad needs of end-users. There are close parallels here with
the first principle identified, particularly regarding the need for a change
management program.