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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The V.- mic and Atmospheric Administration was established as part of the Department of 



Common ber 3, 1970. The mission responsibilities ol NOAA are to assess ihc socioeconomic impact 



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

 the oceans and their living resource--, the aim d 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 AI_ PXPERS— Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques tl 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 .md at- 

 mosphere, distribution of fishes and marine mam- 

 mals, ionospheric conditions, etc. 



TECHNICAL SERVICE PUBLICATIONS — Re- 

 :ontaining data, observations, instructions, etc. 

 A partial listing includes data serials; prediction and 

 : 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- 



ults, 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 



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 Rockville,MD 20852 



