The Meteorological Buoy and Coastal Marine Automated Network for the United States

Front Matter
Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
CHAPTER ONE Introduction
CHAPTER TWO NOAA’s Present and Proposed Coastal Ocean Buoy and C-MAN Network
CHAPTER THREE Applications of Buoy/C-MAN Data Network
CHAPTER FOUR Importance of Buoy/C-MAN Observations to Research and Operational Services
CHAPTER FIVE Proposed Core Network and Recommendations
CHAPTER SIX Concluding Perspective
References
APPENDIX A List of Contributors
APPENDIX B Letter from the Climate Research Committee to the Department of State
APPENDIX C Letter from the U.S. Coast Guard
APPENDIX D Letter from BOAT/U.S.
APPENDIX E Findings from NOAA Natural Disaster Survey Reports
APPENDIX F Sample Weekly Status Report, National Data Buoy Center
APPENDIX G Data Buoy Impacts on Warning and Forecast Operations

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