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pies that have evolved for gathering and proc- 

 essing meteorological data also be applied to 

 the ocean environment. Admittedly, the 

 principles are not followed always in mete- 

 orological activities, but they have worked 

 well, and tlie proposed reorganization would 

 do much to improve their implementation in 



both fields. It is particularly necessary to be 

 consistent on arrangements for handling me- 

 teorological and oceanographic data, because 

 the system being proposed would deal con- 

 currently with both kinds of data. 



It is desirable to obtain oceanographic and 

 meteorological data from the same area si- 



Satellites, buoys, and ships will be linked in a global monitoring 

 and prediction system, to observe the oecans and atmosphere and to 

 provide data and forecasts for their many users. 



