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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



NOAA. ihc X at tonal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was established as pan of the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce on October 3. J 970. The mission responsibilities of NOAA are to monitor and predict the 

 stale 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 

 information in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special in- 

 vestigations. 



TECHNICAL REPORTS— Journal quality with ex- 

 tensive 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 



are publications containing data, observations, in- 

 structions, etc. A partial listing: Data serials; Pre- 

 diction and outlook periodicals; Technical manuals, 

 training papers, planning reports, and information 

 \erials; and Miscellaneous technical publications. 



ATLAS — Analysed data generally presented in the 

 inrm of maps showing distribution of rainfall, chem- 

 ical and physical conditions of oceans and atmos- 

 phere, distribution of fishes and marine mammals, 

 ionospheric conditions, etc. 







Information on availability of NOAA publications can be obtained from: 



ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INFORMATION CENTER 



ENVIRONMENTAL DATA SERVICE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



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