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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The Xationat Oceanic and Atnunptwric AdnrintMratUm was established as pan of the Department of 

 Commerce nn October \ l l J7(). I'he mission responsihilii L -s ol NOAA are to assess the socioeconomic impact 

 ol natural and technological ehanges in [he environment and lo monitor and predict the state of the solid Earth, 

 the oceans and their living resources, the atmosphere, and the sp.:ce environment of the Earth 



The major components of NOAA regularly produce various t>pes ol scientific and technical informa- 

 lion m ihe following kinds of publications; 



PROFESSION \| P \PERS — Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special inves- 

 tigations. 



CONTRACT AND GRAM REPORTS — R 

 prep., red bv c ".lees 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. 



H( HMCAl. SER\ 1CF. PUBLICATIONS — Re- 

 ports containing data, observations, instructions, etc. 



\ partial listing includes data serials; prediction and 

 outlook periodicals: technical manuals, training pa- 

 pers, planning reports, and information serials: and 

 llaneous 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 



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 Rockville, MD 20852 



