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<br />DATA RESOURCE <br /> <br />AGENCY <br /> <br />CONTENT <br /> <br />FORMAT <br /> <br />REFERENCE <br /> <br />CONTACT <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br /> <br />CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SERVICES (CEAS) <br /> <br />National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) <br />Environmental Data and Information Service <br /> <br />Provides tailored assessment services and products to <br />Federal agencies concerned with the impact of the environ- <br />ment on national social and economic programs and policies. <br />CEAS develops and refines the mathematical models that <br />relate crop yields to weather conditions and provides pro- <br />cessed climatological and meteorological data in the joint <br />USDA-NOAA-NASA program called the Large Area Crop Inventory <br />Experi ment. <br /> <br />Printed reports issued weekly (see list below). <br /> <br />Major AbnormaL Weather Conditions Affecting WorUl <br />Agriculture, weekly 1- to 2-page summary for Congress <br />of principal global droughts, floods, and other weather <br />anomalies. <br /> <br />Environmental/Resource Assessment and Information, weekly <br />report analyzing previous week's and season-to-date <br />weather effects on major wheat-producing regions outside <br />the United States and agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. <br /> <br />u.s. Weather, Energy Section weekly report on heating/ <br />cooling degree days and effects of weather on energy <br />consumption. <br /> <br />Caribbean Basin Summary, weekly summary of precipitation, <br />emphasizing deficits and effect on typical crops. <br /> <br />Malcolm Reid, <br />Chief, Assessment Branch <br />Climatic Import Assessment Division <br />NOAA/CEAS <br />page-1 Building, Room 416 <br />Washington, DC 20235 <br /> <br />Tele: (202) 634-1822 FTS 634-1822 <br /> <br />29 <br />