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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



NOAA. Ihe Salional Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminislraiion. was cslablished as part of the Department of 

 Commerce on October 3. 1970 The mission responsibihties of NOAA are to monitor and predict the state of the 

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

 assess the socioeconomic impact of natural and technological changes in the environment 



The six Major Line Components of NOAA regularly produce various types of scientific and technical infor- 

 mation in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS— Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special in- 

 vestigations 



TECHNICAL REPORTS— Journal quality with 

 extensive details, mathematical developments, or 

 data listings 



TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS— Reports of 

 preliminary, partial, or negative research or tech- 

 nology results, interim instructions, and the like. 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS— Reports 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under NOAA 

 sponsorship. 



TECHNICAL SERVICE PUBLICATIONS— 



These arc publications containing data, observations, 

 instructions, etc. .\ partial listing: Data serials: Pre- 

 diction and outlook pcnodic:ils: Technical manuals, 

 training papers, planning reports, and information 

 serials: and Miscellaneous technical publications. 



ATL.AS— Analysed data generally presented 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. 



IntormHlon on tvllablllty of NOAA publlcatlont can bm obtained from: 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER 



ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



6009 Executive Boulevard 

 Rockville, MD 20852 



