UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 



SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 



7600 SAND POINT WAY N.E. 



BINC15700 



SEATTLE, WA 98115 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



POSTAGE AND FEES PAID 

 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

 COM-210 



THIRD CLASS 

 BULK RATE 



NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



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

 Commerce on October 3. 1970. The mission responsibilities ol NOAA arc to assess the socioeconomic impact 

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

 (he 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: 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, inves- 



tigations. 



CONTR ACT AND OR \NT REPORTS — R 

 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- 

 ■maining data, observations, instructions, etc. 



A partial listing include-- data serials; prediction and 



outlook periodicals; technical manuals, training pa- 

 inning reports, and information serials; and 



miscellaneous technical publications. 



TECHNICAL REPORTS — Journal quality with 

 extensive details, mathematical developments, or data 



TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS — Reports of 

 preliminary, partial, or negative research or technol- 

 ogy results, interim instructions, and the like. 



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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 



11400 Rockville Pike 

 Rockville, MD 20852 



