National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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federal agency meteorological organization scientific agency

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a U.S. federal scientific agency focused on understanding and predicting changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, and managing and conserving marine and coastal resources.

Observed surface forms (21)

Surface form	Occurrences
NOAA	23
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research	2
Climate Program Office	1
Environmental Science Services Administration	1
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory	1
NOAA National Ocean Service	1
NOAA Research programs	1
NOAA scientists	1
National Integrated Drought Information System	1
National Ocean Service	1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northeast Fisheries Science Center	1
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters	1
Office of Coast Survey	1
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries	1
Office of Ocean Exploration and Research	1
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research	1
Office of Response and Restoration	1
Office of Water Prediction	1
Space Weather Prediction Center	1
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey	1
United States Weather Bureau	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ meteorological organization ⓘ scientific agency ⓘ
abbreviation	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NOAA
budgetCurrency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateFounded	1970-10-03 ⓘ
employs	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ
fieldOfWork	climatology ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ fisheries science ⓘ hydrology ⓘ marine biology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ
focusesOn	climate monitoring ⓘ coastal zone management ⓘ fisheries management ⓘ marine resource conservation ⓘ ocean observation ⓘ sea level monitoring ⓘ space weather forecasting ⓘ tsunami warning ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Environmental Science Services Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Weather Bureau
hasDivision	Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory ⓘ Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services ⓘ Climate Prediction Center ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Climate Program Office Earth System Research Laboratories ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Integrated Ocean Observing System Program ⓘ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service ⓘ surface form: National Centers for Environmental Information National Centers for Environmental Prediction ⓘ National Geodetic Survey ⓘ National Hurricane Center ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Integrated Drought Information System National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Coast Survey Office of Coast Survey Navigation Services Division ⓘ Office of Habitat Conservation ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Office of Protected Resources ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Response and Restoration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Water Prediction Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Space Weather Prediction Center Storm Prediction Center ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
headquartersLocation	Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 ⓘ
mission	to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources ⓘ to share knowledge and information with others ⓘ to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts ⓘ
operates	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ⓘ NOAA fleet of aircraft ⓘ NOAA fleet of research ships ⓘ NOAA weather radio network ⓘ National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service ⓘ National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: National Ocean Service National Weather Service ⓘ Office of Marine and Aviation Operations ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
parentAgency	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
uses	NASA ⓘ surface form: GOES weather satellites JPSS weather satellites ⓘ
website	https://www.noaa.gov ⓘ

Referenced by (153)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → abbreviation → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → administeredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Oil Pollution Act → administeredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Oil Pollution Act of 1990

OPA → administeredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Oil Pollution Act of 1990

U.S. National Monument → administeredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

David Skaggs Research Center → affiliatedWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

National Weather Center → affiliation → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Norman → associatedWithAgency → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Hatfield Marine Science Center → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Office of Renewable Energy Programs → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management → cooperatesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 → creates → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Terra satellite → dataUser → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Terra

this entity surface form: NOAA

Global Tropics Hazards Outlook → developedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NW Rota-1 → discoveredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA scientists

Lacey Act → enforcedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Title 16 of the United States Code → enforcedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone → enforcedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → formedByMergerOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Environmental Science Services Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → formedByMergerOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → formedByMergerOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Weather Bureau

Channel Islands of California → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Mariana Trench Marine National Monument → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Stellwagen Bank → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

U.S. Pacific national monuments → governingBody → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ