UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS STAFF 



ROOM 336 



1700 WESTLAKE AVENUE N. 



SEATTLE, WA 98109 



5 WHSE 00528 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admtnisiratton was established as part of the Department of 

 Commerce on October 3. 1970. The mission responsibilities o( NOAA are to assess the socioeconomic impact 

 of natural and technological changes in the enx ironment and to monitor and predict the state of the sohd Earth, 

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



The major components of NOAA regularly produce van 

 lion in the following kinds of publications: 



. types of scientific and technical informa- 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special inves- 

 tigations. 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS — Reports 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under NOAA 

 sponsorship. 



ATLAS — Presentation of analyzed data generally 

 in the form of maps showing distribution of rainfall, 

 chemical and physical conditions of oceans and at- 

 mosphere, distribution of fishes and marine mam- 

 mals, ionospheric conditions, etc. 



TECHNICAL SER\ ICE 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. 





lilabilitY of NOAA publicationi 



be obtoinetl 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, MD 20852 



