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The almascience.nrao.edu website volume reflects activity by scientists interested in submitting observing proposals or seeking other professional astronomical information about ALMA. The science.nrao.edu website volume reflects activity by scientists interested in submitting proposals or seeking other professional astronomical information about the VLA and, through September 2016, GBT and the VLBA. The www.nrao.edu website volume reflects activity for media releases and other online public information.

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VLA data downloaded over the past 13 months from the NRAO archive.
ALMA data downloaded over the past 13 months from the North American ALMA Science Center (NAASC) archive and web site.

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and NSF Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.