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NOAA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS 



NOA A, the National Oceanic and A Imospheric Administration, was established as part of the Department of 

 Commerce on October 3, 1970. The mission responsibilities of NOAA are to monitor and predict the state of the 

 solid Earth, the oceans and their living resources, the atmosphere, and the space environment of the Earth, and to 

 assess the socioeconomic impact of natural and technological changes in the environment. 



The six Major Line Components of NOAA regularly produce various types of scientific and technical infor- 

 mation in the following kinds of publications: 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS— Important definitive 

 research results, major techniques, and special in- 

 vestigations. 



TECHNICAL REPORTS— Journal quality with 

 extensive details, mathematical developments, or 

 data listings. 



TECHNICAL MEMORANDUMS— Reports of 

 preliminary, partial, or negative research or tech- 

 nology results, interim instructions, and the like. 



CONTRACT AND GRANT REPORTS— Reports 

 prepared by contractors or grantees under NOAA 

 sponsorship. 



TECHNICAL SERVICE PUBLICATIONS— 

 These are publications containing data, observations, 

 instructions, etc. A partial listing: Data serials; Pre- 

 diction and outlook periodicals: Technical manuals, 

 training papers, planning reports, and information 

 serials', and Miscellaneous technical publications. 



ATLAS— Analysed data generally presented 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. 



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