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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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration canonical	224
NOAA	89
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
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	1
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey	1
United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	1
United States Weather Bureau	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Context triple: [Secretary of Commerce of the United States, oversees, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]

A. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
B. Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research is a U.S. government agency that coordinates, executes, and promotes science and technology programs for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
C. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
D. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
E. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Target entity description: 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.

A. National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency that funds and promotes fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering.
B. Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research is a U.S. government agency that coordinates, executes, and promotes science and technology programs for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
C. Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
D. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is the federal agency responsible for overseeing and ensuring the safe use of nuclear materials and facilities in the United States.
E. United States Department of State
The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the country’s foreign policy, international relations, and diplomatic missions abroad.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (336)

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

Corexit 9500A → monitoredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Cape Fear → chartedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

AWC → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Florida Reef Tract → monitoredBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

Looe Key Reef → isManagedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

OAR → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

OAR → operatesUnder → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Climate Program Office → partOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Climate Program Office → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

NOAA Office of Weather and Air Quality → partOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Cooperative Institutes → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Cooperative Institutes → partnerOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

this entity surface form: NOAA

NOAA Uncrewed Systems Research Program → operatedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Uncrewed Systems Research Program → partOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program → operatedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program → partOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory → operatedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

School of Oceanography, University of Washington → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

United States Antarctic Program → supportedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

NOS → parentAgency → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: National Ocean Service

Office of Response and Restoration → partOf → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve → managedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve → operator → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

WPC → parentOrganization → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: National Weather Service

Global Modeling and Assimilation Office → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A → agencyUsers → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

A-Train satellite constellation → includesAgencyParticipation → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

Sentinel satellites → collaborationWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

subject surface form: Sentinel-6

this entity surface form: NOAA

Division of Aquatic Resources → collaboratesWith → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Pacific Ocean approaches to Oahu → chartedBy → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Landsat 6 → operator → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center → operator → National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA

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