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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



The National 0< ;.'■.. >n \uv established as p;irt of the Department of 



Comme i riic mission i :s ui NOAA are to assess the socioeconomic impact 



of natural and technological chung m\ nl and to monitor and predict the stale of the solid Earth, 



the oceans and their li\ ing resource^, the atmosphere, and the space environment of the Earth. 



The major | NOAA regulai l\ 



tion in the following kinds of publicalions: 



various types of scientific and technical informa- 



PROFESSIONAI P\PLRS Important definitive 

 ; ; results, major techniques, and special inves- 

 tigations 



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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, Jisli fishes and marine mam- 

 mals, ionospheric condition; 



nCHMCM SERVICE PUBLICATIONS — Re- 



poris containing data, observations, instructions, etc. 



.i! listing includes Jala serials; prediction and 



outlook periodicals: technical manuals, training pa- 



c reports, and information serials; and 



:llancous technical publications. 



TECHNICAL REPORTS — Journal quality with 

 e details, mathematical developments, or data 



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) 



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