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  <dc:contributor>Melvin D. Edwards</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Owen O. Williams</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1987</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;National&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="searchword"&gt;Water&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="searchword"&gt;Data&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="searchword"&gt;Exchange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;(NAWDEX) was established by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1976. Its program is directed toward improving the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;exchange&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;water&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;-related &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;data&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; collected and made available by hundreds of federal and non-federal agencies throughout the United States. This paper describes the NAWDEX program and the services which can be provided to assist &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;coastal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;estuarine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="searchword"&gt;programs.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:title>The use of the National Water Data Exchange in support of estuarine and coastal programs</dc:title>
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