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"The Ocean Services Group (OSG) at the National Meteorological Center (NMC) near Washington, DC is actively participating in the Integrated Global Ocean Station System (IGOSS) to exchange radio BATHY/TESAC data in "real time" with the international community via the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). NMC participates by (1) entering data received from U.S. coastal radio stations on the GTS and (2) monitoring all data received from U.S. coastal radio stations and international GTS centers. The monitoring program summarizes the data by originating station or center and by ship. Also, OSG participates in the semi-annual World Meteorological Organization (WMO) monitoring exercise for evaluation of meteorological and oceanographic "data flow" on the GTS"--Introduction.

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