UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICE, F/NWR 1 



7600 SAND POINT WAY N.E. 



BINC15700 



SEATTLE, WA 981 15 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



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

 Commerce on October 3, 1 970. The mission responsibilities ol NOAA Lire to assess the socioeconomic 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, and the space environment of the Earth. 



The major components of NOAA regularly produce various types of scientific and technical informa- 

 tion in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSION \[. PAPERS — Important definitive 



reseaieh 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 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 

 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 availability of NOAA publications can be obtained from: 



PUBLICATIONS SERVICES BRANCH (D812) 



INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



1 1400 Rockville Pike 

 Rockville, MD 20852 



