UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS STAFF 



1700 WESTLAKE AVE N . ROOM 33« 



SEATTLE. WA aaio« 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The Naiioiiitl Oceanic and Atmospheric Adininntratiim was CMablished as part of ihe Dcpanmcnl o( 

 Commerce on Ocutbcr 3. 197(1. The mission rcsponsibltilics ol NOAA .irc U) assess ihc siKioceonomic impact 

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

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



The major components o( NOAA regularly produce various lypes of scientific and technical informa- 

 tion in the following kinds of publications; 



PROFESSIONAI PAPERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major leehniqucs. .ind special inves- 

 tigations 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS — Reports 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under NOAA 

 sponsorship. 



ATLAS — Presentation of analyzed data generally 

 in Ihc form of maps showmg distribution of rainfall, 

 chemical and physical conditions of iKcans 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 

 extensoe details, mathematical developments, or data 

 listings 



TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS — Reports of 



preliminary, partial, or negative research or technol- 

 ogy results, interim msiriuiions. and the like. 



/nfofmorion on ovailabilify of NOAA pubfirotioni con be obfoinad from: 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER (D833) 



ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



6009 Executive Boulevard 

 Rockviile, MD 308S2 



