national oceanic and atmospheric administration an american scientific agency within the us department of commerce that focuses on the oceans and the atmosphere national oceanography and atmospheric administrationlogo of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration flag of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration agency overview formed february 10 1807 211 years ago reestablished october3 1970 48 years ago preceding agency united states survey of the coast jurisdictionus federal government headquarters silver spring maryland us employees321 noaa commissioned corps 2018c11000 civilian employees 2015annual budgetus56 billion est 2011agency executivetimothy gallaudet phd noaa administrator under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere actingparent agencyus department of commerce child agencies national environmental satellite data and information servicenational marine fisheries servicenational ocean servicenational weather serviceoffice of marine aviation operationsoffice of oceanic and atmospheric research websitenoaagovfootnotes the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa no like noah is an american scientific agency within the united states department of commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans major waterways and the atmosphere noaa warns of dangerous weather charts seas guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources and conducts research to provide understanding and improve stewardship of the environment noaa was officially formed in 1970 since october 2017 noaa has been headed by timothy gallaudet as acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and noaa interim administrator purpose and function two noaa wp3d orions noaa plays several specific roles in society the benefits of which extend beyond the us economy and into the larger global community a supplier of environmental information products noaa supplies to its customers and partners information pertaining to the state of the oceans and the atmosphere this is clear through the production of weather warnings and forecasts via the national weather service but noaas information products extend to climate ecosystems and commerce as well a provider of environmental stewardship services noaa is a steward of us coastal and marine environments in coordination with federal state local tribal and international authorities noaa manages the use of these environments regulating fisheries and marine sanctuaries as well as protecting threatened and endangered marine species a leader in applied scientific research noaa is intended to be a source of accurate and objective scientific information in the four particular areas of national and global importance identified above ecosystems climate weather and water and commerce and transportation the five fundamental activities are monitoring and observing earth systems with instruments and data collection networks understanding and describing earth systems through research and analysis of that data assessing and predicting the changes of these systems over time engaging advising and informing the public and partner organizations with important information managing resources for the betterment of society economy and environment history noaa traces its history back to multiple agencies united states coast and geodetic survey formed in 1807 weather bureau of the united states formed in 1870 bureau of commercial fisheries formed in 1871 research fleet only coast and geodetic survey corps formed in 1917 another direct predecessor of noaa was the environmental science services administration essa into which several existing scientific agencies such as the united states coast and geodetic survey the weather bureau and the uniformed corps were absorbed in 1965 noaa was established within the department of commerce via the reorganization plan no 4 for exploration and development leading to the intelligent use of our marine resources in 2007 noaa celebrated 200 years of service in its role as successor to the united states survey of the coast organizational structure noaa headquarters in silver spring maryland noaa administrator since october 25 2017 timothy gallaudet assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere has served as acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere at the us department of commerce and noaas interim administrator gallaudet succeeded benjamin friedman who served as noaas interim administrator since the end of the obama administration on january20 2017 noaa services noaa works toward its mission through six major line offices the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis the national marine fisheries service nmfs the national ocean service nos the national weather service nws the office of oceanic and atmospheric research oar and the office of marine aviation operations omao national weather service seal of the national weather service the national weather service nws is tasked with providing weather hydrologic and climate forecasts and warnings for the united states its territories adjacent waters and ocean areas for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy this is done through a collection of national and regional centers 13 river forecast centers rfcs and more than 120 local weather forecast offices wfos they are charged with issuing weather and river forecasts advisories watches and warnings on a daily basis they issue more than 734000 weather and 850000 river forecasts and more than 45000 severe weather warnings annually noaa data is also relevant to the issues of global warming and ozone depletion the nws operates nexrad a nationwide network of doppler weather radars which can detect precipitation and their velocities many of their products are broadcast on noaa weather radio a network of radio transmitters that broadcasts weather forecasts severe weather statements watches and warnings 24 hours a day national ocean service the national ocean service nos focuses on ensuring that ocean and coastal areas are safe healthy and productive nos scientists natural resource managers and specialists serve america by ensuring safe and efficient marine transportation promoting innovative solutions to protect coastal communities and conserving marine and coastal places the national ocean service is composed of eight program offices the center for operational oceanographic products and services there are two nos programs namely the mussel watch contaminant monitoring program and the noaa integrated ocean observing system ioos and two staff offices the international program office and the management and budget office national environmental satellite data and information service noaa engineer at work the national environmental satellite data and information service nesdis was created by noaa to operate and manage the us environmental satellite programs and manage nws data and those of other government agencies and departments nesdiss national centers for environmental information ncei archives data collected by the noaa us navy us air force the federal aviation administration and meteorological services around the world and comprises the center for weather and climate previously noaas national climatic data center and the center for coasts oceans and geophysics created by a merger of noaas national coastal data development center ncddc national oceanographic data center nodc and the national geophysical data center ngdc in 1960 tiros1 noaas first owned and operated geostationary satellite was launched since 1966 nesdis has managed polar orbiting satellites poes and since 1974 it has operated geosynchronous satellites goes in 1979 noaas first polarorbiting environmental satellite was launched current operational satellites include noaa15 noaa18 noaa19 goes 13 goes 14 goes 15 jason2 and dscovr in 1983 noaa assumed operational responsibility for landsat satellite system since may 1998 nesids has operated the defense meteorological satellite program dmsp satellites on behalf of the air force weather agency new generations of satellites are developed to succeed the current polar orbiting and geosynchronous satellites the joint polar satellite system and goesr which is scheduled for launch in march 2017 nesdis runs the office of projects planning and analysis oppa formerly the office of systems development and the office of system architecture and advanced planning national marine fisheries service the national marine fisheries service nmfs also known as noaa fisheries was initiated in 1871 with a primary goal of the research protection management and restoration of commercial and recreational fisheries and their habitat and protected species nmfs operates twelve headquarters offices five regional offices six fisheries science centers and more than 20 laboratories throughout the united states and us territories which are the sites of research and management of marine resources nmfs also operates the national oceanic and atmospheric administration fisheries office of law enforcement in silver spring maryland which is the primary site of marine resource law enforcement office of oceanic and atmospheric research office of oceanic and atmospheric research noaas research conducted through the office of oceanic and atmospheric research oar is the driving force behind noaa environmental products and services that protect life and property and promote economic growth research conducted in oar laboratories and by extramural programs focuses on enhancing our understanding of environmental phenomena such as tornadoes hurricanes climate variability solar flares changes in the ozone air pollution transport and dispersion el niola nia events fisheries productivity ocean currents deep sea thermal vents and coastal ecosystem health noaa research also develops innovative technologies and observing systems the noaa research network consists of seven internal research laboratories extramural research at 30 sea grant university and research programs six undersea research centers a research grants program through the climate program office and 13 cooperative institutes with academia through noaa and its academic partners thousands of scientists engineers technicians and graduate students participate in furthering our knowledge of natural phenomena that affect the lives of us all the air resources laboratory arl is one of the laboratories in the office of oceanic and atmospheric research it studies processes and develops models relating to climate and air quality including the transport dispersion transformation and removal of pollutants from the ambient atmosphere the emphasis of the arls work is on data interpretation technology development and transfer the specific goal of arl research is to improve and eventually to institutionalize prediction of trends dispersion of air pollutant plumes air quality atmospheric deposition and related variables the atlantic oceanographic and meteorological laboratory aoml is part of noaas office of oceanic and atmospheric research located in miami florida aomls research spans hurricanes coastal ecosystems oceans and human health climate studies global carbon systems and ocean observations aomls organizational structure consists of an office of the director and three scientific research divisions physical oceanography ocean chemistry and ecosystems and hurricane research the office of the director oversees the laboratorys scientific programs as well as its financial administrative computer outreacheducation and facility management services research programs are augmented by the cooperative institute for marine and atmospheric studies cimas a joint enterprise with the university of miamis rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science cimas enables aoml and university scientists to collaborate on research areas of mutual interest and facilitates the participation of students and visiting scientists aoml is a member of a unique community of marine research and educational institutions located on virginia key in miami florida in 1977 the pacific marine environmental laboratory pmel deployed the first successful moored equatorial current meter the beginning of the tropical atmosphere ocean tao array in 1984 the tropical oceanglobal atmosphere program toga program began office of marine and aviation operations the office of marine and aviation operations is responsible for the fleet of noaa ships aircraft and diving operations it has the largest research fleet of the federal government its personnel is made up of civilians and the noaa commissioned corps national geodetic survey the national geodetic survey ngs is the primary surveying organization in the united states national integrated drought information system the national integrated drought information system is a program within noaa with an interagency mandate to coordinate and integrate drought research building upon existing federal tribal state and local partnerships in support of creating a national drought early warning information system noaa commissioned corps seal of the noaa commissioned corps the noaa commissioned corps is a uniformed service of men and women who operate noaa ships and aircraft and serve in scientific and administrative posts intergovernmental panel on climate change since 2001 the organization has hosted the senior staff and recent chair susan solomon of the intergovernmental panel on climate changes working group on climate science flag the national oceanic and atmospheric administration flag flown as a distinguishing mark by all commissioned noaa ships the noaa flag is a modification of the flag of one of its predecessor organizations the united states coast and geodetic survey the coast and geodetic surveys flag authorized in 1899 and in use until 1970 was blue with a white circle centered in it and a red triangle centered within the circle it symbolized the use of triangulation in surveying and was flown by ships of the survey when noaa was established in 1970 and the coast and geodetic surveys assets became a part of noaa noaa based its own flag on that of the coast and geodetic survey the noaa flag is in essence the coast and geodetic survey flag with the noaa logoa circle divided by the silhouette of a seabird into an upper dark blue and a lower light blue section but with the noaa legend omittedcentered within the red triangle noaa ships in commission display the noaa flag those with only one mast fly it immediately beneath the ships commissioning pennant or the personal flag of a civilian official or flag officer if one is aboard the ship while multimasted vessels fly it at the masthead of the forwardmost mast noaa ships fly the same ensign as united states navy ships but fly the noaa flag as a distinguishing mark to differentiate themselves from navy ships underwater diving portal center for environmental technology cet climate mirror federation of earth science information partners esip federation list of auxiliaries of the united states navy marine mammal protection act minerals management service noaas environmental realtime observation network noaas virtual world program office of naval research title 15 of the code of federal regulations united states naval research laboratory universitynational oceanographic laboratory system volcanic ash advisory center weather modification operations and research board wikimedia commons has media related to national oceanic and atmospheric administration official website records of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration in the national archives record group 370 national oceanic and atmospheric administration in the federal register vteagencies under the united states department of commerce headquarters herbert c hoover building wilbur ross secretary of commerce karen kelley acting deputy secretary of commerce deputy secretary of commerce economic development administration national technical information service minority business development agency national telecommunications and information administration under secretary of commerce for industry and security bureau of industry and security office of export enforcement under secretary of commerce for economic affairs economics and statistics administration bureau of economic analysis bureau of the census under secretary of commerce for international trade international trade administration commercial service under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned corps national weather service national centers for environmental prediction national hurricane center storm prediction center climate prediction center environmental modeling center ocean prediction center space weather prediction center weather prediction center under secretary of commerce for standards and technology national institute of standards and technology under secretary of commerce for intellectual property patent and trademark office vteresearch and development agencies of the federal government of the united statesindependent agencies national science foundation nsf national aeronautics and space administration nasa environmental protection agency office of research and development intelligence advanced research projects activity iarpa smithsonian institution research centers and programs agriculture agricultural research service ars national institute of food and agriculture nifa economic research service ers united states forest service research and development rd commerce national institute of standards and technology nist national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa defenseair force air force research laboratory afrl air force life cycle management center aflcmc air force nuclear weapons center nwc air force institute of technology afit army army research development and engineering command rdecom us army test and evaluation command atec army medical research and materiel command usamrmc engineer research and development center erdc army research lab arl navy office of naval research onr naval research laboratory nrl naval medical research center nmrc naval warfare centers air nawc surface nswc undersea nuwc command control and ocean surveillance nccosc naval postgraduate school nps marine corps warfighting laboratory mcwl other defense advanced research projects agency darpa uniformed services university of the health sciences usu education institute of education sciences ies national institute on disability and rehabilitation research nidrr energy office of science doe sc advanced research projects agencyenergy arpae national laboratories health and human services national institutes of health nih national institute for occupational safety and health niosh food and drug administration science and research programs agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq biomedical 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conservation service animal and plant health inspection service farm service agency food and nutrition service foreign agricultural service natural resources conservation service national water and climate center rural utilities service united states forest service department of homeland security directorate for science and technology united states coast guard department of health and human services centers for disease control and prevention national institute of environmental health sciences department of defense air force research laboratory defense advanced research projects agency office of naval research united states army research development and engineering command vtediver trainingtraining and skills recreational diver training scuba skills surfacesupplied diving skills commercialcertification authorities australian diver accreditation scheme adas divers institute of technology health and safety executive hse south african department of labour commercialdiving schools divers academy international freedivingcertification agencies aida international aida confdration mondiale des activits subaquatiques cmas performance freediving international pi scuba schools international ssi recreationalcertification agencies american canadian underwater certifications acuc american nitrox divers international andi association nationale des moniteurs de plonge anmp british subaqua club bsac comhairle fothuinn cft confdration mondiale des activits subaquatiques cmas french federation of undersea studies and sports ffessm federazione italiana attivit subacquee fias federacin espaola de actividades subacuticas fedas global underwater explorers gue international association for handicapped divers iahd international association of nitrox and technical divers iantd international diving educators association idea israeli diving federation tidf national association for cave diving nacd national academy of scuba educators nase national association of underwater instructors naui nederlandse onderwatersport bond nob professional association of diving instructors padi professional diving instructors corporation international pdic the subaqua association saa scuba diving international sdi scuba educators international sei scottish sub aqua club scotsac scuba schools international ssi trkiye sualt sporlar federasyonu tssf united diving instructors udi unified team diving utd ymca scuba program recreationalcertification levels advanced open water diver autonomous diver cmas scuba diver divemaster diving instructor open water diver master instructor master scuba diver rescue diver supervised diver introductory diving scientific divercertification authorities american academy of underwater sciences aaus cmas scientific committee technicalcertification agenciescavediving cave divers association of australia cdaa cave diving group cdg global underwater explorers gue national association for cave diving nacd national association of underwater instructors naui unified team diving utd technical diving international tdi american nitrox divers international andi british subaqua club bsac confdration mondiale des activits subaquatiques cmas diving science and technology dsat federazione italiana attivit subacquee fias global underwater explorers gue international association of nitrox and technical divers iantd national association of underwater instructors naui professional association of diving instructors padi professional diving instructors corporation pdic technical diving international tdi trimix scuba association tsa technical extended range txr unified team diving utdrelated divers alert network diver certification european underwater federation euf international diving regulators and certifiers forum idrcf international diving schools association idsa international marine contractors association imca list of diver certification organizations national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa nautical archaeology society recreational diver 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