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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 



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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OFFICE 



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SEATTLE. WA 981 15 



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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



Tin Xutt 'thfrif Administration vvas established as pan of the Department of 



Commerce on ( )clobei 3. l°-7(l I he minion responsibilities ol NOAA are to assess the socioeconomic impact 



of natural and tcchn ges in llie en\ irnnmenl and to monitor and predict the state ol ihe solid Earth, 



the oceans and the rcev the atmosphere, and the space environment of the Earth. 



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

 tion in ihe following kinds o\ publications; 



PROFESSIONAI P\PERS Important del 

 research results, major techniques, and special 

 tigations 



CONTRACT W'DCiRWI REPORTS i 

 prepared b\ c . idi i NOAA 



sponsorship. 



ATLAS — Presentation o\' analyzed data generally 

 in the form of maps showing distribution of rainfall, 

 chemical and physic iceans and at- 



mosphere, distribution of fishes and marine mam- 

 mals, ionospheric conditions, etc. 



TECHNICAI .SERVICE PUBLICATIONS — Rc- 

 . nnuiining data, observations, instructions, etc. 

 i! listing includes data serials: prediction and 

 .-, 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- 

 og\ 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 



