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Volume 61, Number 5, May 1980 article Prospects for Industrial Meteorology in the 1980s.. R. L Carnahan 450 focus on forecasting A Synoptic Analysis of the 25 26 January 1978 Blizzard Cyclone in the Central United States E. M. Salmon and P. J. Smith 453 Editor, Kenneth C. Spengler Technical Editor, J. E. Caskey, Jr. Educational Affairs Editor, Owen E. Thompson Focus on Forecasting Editor, Frederick Sanders News Editor, Eileen M. Blum Copy Editor, Joan Urdang Meetings Editor, Evelyn Mazur Assistant Meetings Editor, Twila A. Bombard Advertising, Lilly G. Albo The BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEORO- LOGICAL SOCIETY is the official organ of the Society, devoted to editorials, survey articles, professional and membership news, announcements, and Society activities. Editing and publishing are under the direction of Kenneth C. Spengler, Executive Director. Members are encouraged to send information to be considered for publication. Send four copies of each manuscript (text and illustrations). For guidance on preparation and style, see "Information for Contributors" on inside covers of a recent AMS research journal. AMS Officers and Councilors: President, Robert M. White; President-Elect, Robert G. Fleagle; Executive Director, Kenneth C. Spengler; Secretary-Treasurer, David F. Landrigan; Past Presidents, George P. Cressman and Chester W. Newton; and Councilors Bernice Ackerman, Eugene W. Bierly, William D. Bonner, D. Ray Booker, Roscoe R. Braham, Jr., James P. Bruce, Glenn R. Hilst, John A. Knauss, Tiruvalam N. Krishnamurti, George C. Reid, Joanne Simpson, Leonard W. Snellman, Verner E. Suomi, John E. Wallace, Conley R. Ward. Published monthly by the American Meteorological Society at 45 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 02108. Second-class postage paid at Boston, Mass., and at additional mailing offices. Subscription price to members is included in annual dues ($20 per year). Subscription price to nonmembers is available on request; single issues are $10 each. Address all business communications, purchase orders, and inquiries to the Executive Director, American Meteorological Society, 45 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 02108 (617-227-2425). GARP Topics Report on the Summer MONEX Field Phase J. S. Fein and J. P. Kuettner 461 The Structure of FGGE Data Sets and the Status of Their Availability for FGGE Research T. M. Kaneshige 475 correspondence Annual Microbarograph Record J. W. Wood, Jr. 478 special news features New Chiefs at Illinois State Water Survey 480 Stewart Marshall Receives McGill Honors R. R. Rogers 482 essay on the certification program for consulting meteorologists The Value of the AMS Certification Program for Meteorologists Working with Civil Engineering Firms J. H. Humphrey 485 announcements 478 AMS announces undergraduate awards and scholarships... 484 book reviews 488 news and notes 496 about our members 502 necrology 506 news from our chapters 509 at AMS headquarters 515 calendar of meetings 518 contents of AMS journals 530 corporation members 533 professional directory 534 index to advertisers 544 Cover: The Indian monsoon is late and the wells are dry. Indian women carrying water containers on their heads scrape the bottom of a deep well in the fishing village of Minori near Bombay. For a report on the Summer Monsoon Experiment (MONEX), see article by Fein and Kuettner, pp. 461-474. (Photo: Dr. D. Crouch.) Copyright 1980, American Meteorological Society. Permission to use figures, tables, and brief excerpts from this journal in scientific and educational works is hereby granted provided the source is acknowledged. Any use of material in this journal that is determined to be "fair use" under Section 107 or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law (17 USC, as revised by P.L. 94-553) does not require the Society's permission. Items that do not bear their own separate copyright notices either are in the public domain or are U.S. Government works for which copyright protection is not available. The code and copyright notice at the bottom of the first page of an item indicate that if the copier pays the stated per-copy fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 21 Congress St., Salem, Mass. 01970, copies of the item may be made for personal use or for internal use of an organization; other kinds of copying are not permitted under this arrangement. Republication, systematic reproduction, and other uses of any material in this journal, unless exempted by the above statements, require permission or license from the American Meteorological Society.