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 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The Nalioiuil Oceanic and Aimmpheric Adminiuraiinii was established as part of the Department of 

 Commerce on October 3. 1970. The nii-.'iion responsibilities ot NOAA arc to assess the socioeconomic impact 

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

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



The major components of NOAA regularly produce 

 tion in the following kinds of publications: 



arious 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 NOA.^ 

 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 SERVICE PUBLICATIONS — Re- 

 ports coniainmg Jala, 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. 





Information on ovoi/obif/ty of NOAA publications con be obfoined from: 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER (0822) 



ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



6009 Executive Boulevard 

 Rockville, MD 208S2 



