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All these surveys, however, suffer from observational biases that skew the statistical properties inferred for the underlying dust devil population. For example, as noted in \citet{Lorenz_2009}, in-person visual surveys are likely to be biased toward detection of larger, more easily seen devils. On the other hand, single-sensor barometer surveys suffer from a ``miss-distance'' bias: a fixed barometric sensor is more likely to have a more distant encounter than a close encounter with a dust devil. Since the pressure perturbation associated with a devil falls off with distance, the deepest point in the observed pressure profile will almost always be less than the actual pressure well at the devil's center. The observed shape of the profile will be distorted as well. These biases are intrinsic to the detection methods, and additional biases can influence the inferred statistical properties. For instance, noise in the pressure time series from a barometer may make more difficult detection of a dust devils with smaller pressure perturbations, depending on the exact detection scheme.  \cite{Lorenz_2014} investigated the biases inherent in a single-sensor barometric survey using a phenomenological Monte-Carlo model for dust devils advected through a virtual arena  They have been observed to persist from minutes to hours and can travel kilometers, often carried by the ambient wind [Lorenz, 2013a]. On Earth, they are observed in arid locations primarily, where the ground is usually dry enough to provide a ready supply of dust [e.g., Balme and Greeley, 2006]. On Mars, they have been observed ubiquitously, both from the ground [Metzger et al., 1999] and from orbiting spacecraft [Cantor et al., 2006]. On both planets, dust devils contribute to the atmospheric aerosol content, sometimes increasing the dust content over the U.S. Southwest by more than an order of magnitude [Renno et al., 2004]. On Mars, dust devils may be the primary source for atmospheric dust, which plays a role in the radiative balance of the Martian atmosphere and, therefore, on the planet's meteorology [Basu et al., 2004]. Dust devils also seem to have lengthened the operating lifetime of Martian rovers by frequently cleaning their solar panels (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/status_opportunityAll.html#sol3603). Since the dust supply from dust devils on both planets may be dominated by the seldom observed larger devils, it is particularly important to study the underlying distribution of dust devils, rather than focusing on the typical devil. Thus, elucidating the origin, evolution, and population statistics of dust devils is critical for understanding important terrestrial and Martian atmospheric properties and for in situ exploration of Mars.