Obtaining High Quality Data in Developing Countries

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Obtaining High Quality Data in Developing
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• The Challenges in the South Pacific

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Flag Country Area (km²) Population No of Climate Stations No. of Synoptic Stations No. of Rainfall Stations No. of AWS
Papua New Guinea 462,840 5,172,033 7 7 24 0
Solomons 28,450 494,786 6 6 20 1
Fiji 18,270 856,346 37 10 28 (13 auto gauges) 13
Samoa 2,944 179,000 7 2 27 1
Kiribati 811 96,335 1 8 8 0
Tonga 748 106,137 7 5 0 1
Niue (NZ) 260 2,134 1 1 1 1
Cook Islands (NZ) 240 21,000 7 7 7 6
Tuvalu 26 12,000 4 4 5 1
TOTAL 514,583 6,944,529 77 50 120 24
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