UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICE. F/NWR 1 



7600 SAND POINT WAY N E 



BIN C 15700 



SEATTLE. WA 981 15 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The Naiioiiiil Oceuiuc nnd Aimotphcnc AdmimsiraiHiii was established as pan of the Department of 

 Commcree iin October .1. 1970. The mission responsibilities of NO.AA ;irc lo assess the sociocconomie impact 

 of natural and technological changes in the environment and to monitor and predict the slate of the solid Earth, 

 the oceans and their living resources, the atmosphere, and the space environment of the Earth. 



The major components of NOA.A regularl> produce various types of scientific and technical informa- 

 tion in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special inves- 

 ligaiions. 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS — Reports 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under NOA.-\ 

 sponsorship. 



ATL.AS — Presentation of analyzed data generally 

 in the form of maps shov^ing distribution of rainfall, 

 chemical and physical conditions of oceans and at- 

 mosphere, distribution of fishes and marine mam- 

 mals, ionospheric conditions, etc. 



TECHNICAL SERVICE PUBLICATIONS — Re- 

 ports containing data, observations, instructions, etc. 

 .A partial listing includes data serials; prediction and 

 outlook periodicals; technical manuals, training pa- 

 pers, planning reports, and information serials; and 

 miscellaneous technical publications, 



TECHNICAL REPORTS — Journal quality with 

 extensive details, mathematical developments, or data 

 listings. 



TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS — Reports of 



preliminary, partial, or negative research or technol- 

 ogy results, interim instructions, and the like. 



Iniormatien on availability of NOAA publications can be obtained from: 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER (D822) 



ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



6009 Executive Boulevard 

 Rockvllle, MD 20852 



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