UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS STAFF 



1700 WESTLAKE AVE. N.. ROOM 336 



SEATTLE . WA 98109 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



! ' rjii.iii ivas ciablished as pan of the Deparlment of 



ics ot NOAA ;irc Iti assc 

 MiJ til iiKinilur and prcdicl 



The Natitfiuil Oceanic iind A 

 Commerce on October 3. 1970. Tl 

 of natural and Icchnoiogical changt. 

 Ihe oceans and their iivinc resourci 



■ss tne socioeconomic impact 

 I the state of the solid Earth, 

 of the Earth 



The major compitnenis of NO.AA regula 

 tion in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSION \I PAPERS — Important dcfir 

 research results, m.ijor techniques. ,ind special ii 

 ligations. 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS — Re; 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under N( 

 sponsorship. 



ATLAS — Presentation of analyzed data gene 

 in (he form of maps showing distribution of rail 

 chemical and physical conditions of oceans ani 

 mosphcre, distribution of fishes and marine n 

 mals. ionospheric conditions, etc. 





pes of . 



ntific and technical informa- 



TECHNICAI. SERMCE PUBLICATIONS — Re- 

 ports conlaining 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. 



ol NOAA pubficotio 



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 

 Rockville, MO 20852 



