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.

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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.

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations → supportsMissionOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations → supportsProgram → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA Research programs

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