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Publications of the American Meteorological Society PERIODICALS—1983 Nonmember Prices JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES (ISSN 0022-4928) $120.00* Volume 40, 1983. Monthly Original research papers and critical surveys related to the atmospheres of the earth and other planets with emphasis on the quantitative and deductive aspects of the physics and dynamics of atmospheric processes and phenomena. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE AND APPLIED METEOROLOGY (ISSN 0733-3021) $120.00* Volume 22, 1983. Monthly Original papers and critical surveys concerned with all aspects of climate and the socioeconomic impacts of a changing climate; and with the applications of the atmospheric sciences to opera- tional and practical goals. Its editorial scope encompasses the interdisciplinary climate studies and the full range of applications of meteorology to safety, health, industry, the economy, and general well-being of the human community. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (ISSN 0022-3670) $120.00* Volume 13, 1983. 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